THE People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has refuted claims by the opposition that the Assistant Regional Executive Officer (AREO) of Region One (Barima/Waini) has stolen from the Region. The party in a statement released yesterday said it notes with growing concern, the move by the opposition to resort to slander and nastiness in its campaign. Claims by the opposition of the AREO stealing from the regional administration and of the matter being covered up by her sister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett are libellous and slanderous and are a breach of the recently signed Code of Conduct for Political Parties.

The PPP/C is calling on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to advise parties against slandering the good name of public officers to gain political mileage.

According to the party, this move by the opposition shows the nature of its campaign as it now moves to persecute Amerindians for supporting the PPP/C.