Dear Editor
THE Office of the Regional Chairman Region # Five, wishes to publicly refute claims made by APNU+AFC Councillor, Mr. Abel Seetaram, which was published in the Kaieteur News on Friday, August 4, 2017.
Councillor Seetaram deliberately misled readers and by extension the general public, by suggesting that the PPP Councillors of the Regional Democratic Council Region Five failed to submit projects to be included in the region’s 2018 Budget proposals.
Mr. Seetaram’s utterances are not only untrue and misleading, but it is also a demeaning piece emanating from an elected representative and a sitting member of the Regional Democratic Council of Region Five, since a total of 144 projects from across Region Five were collectively compiled by the PPP Councillors and submitted to the Office of the Regional Executive Officer on June 26, 2017. These submissions were signed for and received by the Secretary to the Regional Executive Officer. We therefore demand an apology from Councillor Abel Seetaram, and calls upon the REO, Mr. Ovid Morrison, to issue a similar statement denouncing this irresponsible allegation made by the APNU+AFC Councillor.
Regards
VICKCHAND RAMPHAL
Regional Chairman, Region Five