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AFC wants more info on Corbin’s medical expenses
Chairman of the Alliance for Change Khemraj Ramjattan says that more information should be revealed about PNCR leader Robert Corbin’s medical expenses, since over $10M in taxpayers’ dollars have already been spent.
Robert Corbin
Ramjattan conceded that the nature of Corbin’s ailment deserves some amount of confidentiality.
But he said that there must be a balance between that and accountability.
According to Ramjattan, while Corbin does hold an important office in Guyana, it is taxpayers’ money that is been used and it is strange that, to date, there has been no specific pronouncement on the Opposition Leader’s condition since he took ill on April 25 and was flown to the US to undergo surgery.
On Friday last, PNCR General Secretary, Oscar Clarke said that Corbin is set to return to Guyana this week and will resume full control of the party when he does.
The comment came a day after Central Executive Aubrey Norton had refused to divulge any details, claiming that he was not a doctor and was unaware of the specifics.
During a recent press conference, Clarke disclosed that the facility where the Opposition Leader was attended to deals with medical issues related to radiology.
According to Clarke, Corbin was discharged from a Heart Centre at which he was initially admitted but was re-admitted to the facility, which does not specialize in heart ailments.
On Saturday April 25, Corbin was admitted to the Woodlands Hospital after feeling unwell, which was characterised by pains in his chest.
The following day, he was transferred to the Caribbean Heart Institute but was medivacced to the United States on April 27 at the expense of the government.
Khemraj Ramjattan
Corbin was initially hospitalised at the Heart Centre, St. Francis Hospital, Long Island, where he underwent tests, evaluation and medical procedures, including angiography, which, according to reports, ruled out any heart complications.
Following his discharge, Mr. Corbin was subjected to a series of other medical tests and evaluation and subsequently underwent the surgery.
According to Ramjattan, there must be a balance but he feels that it must weigh in favour of taxpayers who have a right o know what specifically Corbin was treated for.
He also posited that there should be a disclosure as to whether the Opposition Leader could not have been adequately treated in Guyana.
Ramjattan pointed out that the populace must also be informed as to what condition the Opposition Leader is in and if he will require ongoing treatment at the expense of the state.
“To date, there has been nothing conclusive about Corbin’s ailment….Taxpayers must know.”
Ever since his admission, there has been a cloud of mystery as to what exactly Corbin is being treated for.
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