GENERAL Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee, said Tuesday the Party is urging Guyanese to utilise the facilities at the Ministry of Housing to obtain houselots and not get involved in illegal occupation of lands, be it State or private.

Speaking at the Party’s weekly press briefing at Freedom House, in Georgetown, Rohee said the PPP is of the view that squatting continues to be a major challenge to the country’s developmental agenda and hence is urging citizens to follow the process of legally owning a house.
He observed that over the years, the PPP/Civic government has allocated tens of thousands of houselots to citizens, as it views this as an important prerequisite for nation building.
“Successive PPP/Civic governments have put all the necessary systems in place to ensure each qualifying Guyanese is able to own their own houselot and subsequently their own home with much ease.
“However, obtaining a piece of land for dwelling or farming, must be done through the correct and appropriate procedure and should not be done though illegal occupation.
“The PPP again urges citizens to observe the rule of law and not be used as pawns in schemes of opposition politicians who have their own narrow political agenda and who are bent on disrupting law and order,” Rohee said.

(Telesha Ramnarine)