Shuman claims PPP/C wanted to meet with him through a back door for coalition agreement

Dec 08, 2019 News

In a recent press conference Presidential Candidate Mr. Lennox Shuman of the Liberty and Justice Party was asked, “Why did you not have a meeting with the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) on coalescing, even though you met with all the presidential candidate of all the political parties?”
He responded that a formal letter was sent to request a meeting but the PPP/C did not respond. Shuman then claimed that officials were sent by the PPP/C to negotiate with the Liberty and Justice Party through a back door, secretly.
He said that his party then refused the proposal since it was not made publicly on their agreement.
He further stated as the former Vice Chair of The National Toshaos Council, many of the chiefs, many of the Toshaos who visited the Ministry of Amerindian People’s Affairs during the PPP’s tenure were cursed, chased out, and verbally abused by the then Permanent Secretary, Nigel Dharamlall.
They were even approached with bribes to cast their ballots for the PPP/C, Shuman added.
In a letter to the editor in another section of the press, Nigel Dharamalall responded during his tenure, which ended in May 2015, anyone who worked with him can attest to the immediate attention he gave to any visiting Toshao or village representative to his office.
During his time in office, Shuman was not a Chief or Toshao. As a matter of fact, Nigel Dharamlall first met Shuman in 2016; as such, Shuman’s utterance is a figment of his devious imagination, the former Permanent Secretary said.
This publication made attempts to contact General Secretary of the PPP/C; Bharrat Jagdeo to confirm Shuman’s claims however up to press time, he was unreachable.

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