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AFC joins Ram in calling for dismissal of Exxon Guyana President
(Kaieteur News) – The Alliance For Change (AFC) has joined calls for the dismissal of ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge over a series of grievous infractions which the party believes has led to a loss of confidence in his leadership.
During its last media engagement, the party through its executive member, Dr. Vincent Adams highlighted the recent misleading reports on the company’s earnings by Routledge. The former head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added that the inaccurate statements were later exposed and corrected by Chartered Accountant and Attorney-at-Law, Christopher Ram.
Former EPA head, Dr. Vincent Adams
“In Guyana we have a proud tradition of show of kindness, warmth and respect to visitors but disappointingly we find Mr. Routledge to be at odds with these values, interpreting them to mean that we are weak, stupid, subservient and inferior. We therefore join Mr. Ram in calling for the removal of Routledge and call upon the government of Guyan as the client demand his removal in the best interest of the nation.”
Prior to the inaccurate information shared by Routledge on the company’s earnings, Dr. Adams highlighted that several billboards were erected across the nation with misleading content on the country’s profits from the Stabroek block operations.
Further to that, he highlighted that ExxonMobil has publicly disagreed with the priorities of government where the development of the country’s resources is concerned.
Dr. Adams recalled that Exxon previously told reporters that the company is prioritising the gas project while government later made it clear that it will be pushing to monetise the resources. Similarly, he noted that the company was against updating the Local Content Legislation but government subsequently made it clear that the law must be amended to benefit Guyanese.
ExxonMobil Guyana President, Alistair Routledge
To this end, Dr. Adams argued, “Jagdeo is like a little mouse when it comes to Routledge and Exxon. Could you imagine anyone of us disagreeing with Jagdeo on such important matters? And Jagdeo like a little mouse just brush it aside and say man you know it’s just a little disagreement.”
In light of these and other issues, the former EPA head called on the Vice President to request that ExxonMobil removes Routledge. On October 25, Kaieteur News reported that Ram exposed Routledge’s attempt at misleading the nation on the company’s earnings in Guyana. During a press conference in October, Routledge claimed, “…prior to 2023, we were not making profits here in Guyana, so there were no tax credits from that.”
The chartered accountant however demonstrated, using Exxon’s audited financial statement, that Routledge manufactured those inaccurate remarks. Ram pointed out, “In truth, Exxon recorded profits of G$132 billion (2021) and G$637 billion (2022).” He even attached a screenshot of the company’s income statement to support his argument.
Consequently, the lawyer reasoned, “For his serial misrepresentations to the Fourth Estate, Mr. Routledge has lost the confidence and respect of his hosts. Under his watch, ExxonMobil Guyana has resisted transparency, delayed relinquishment, and overseen the improper reduction of US $214 million in disallowed audit costs.”
Ram was keen to note that an executive with such a pattern of mistrust in the United States (U.S.) would have been summoned before Congress or shown the door, whereas in Guyana, he remains a “guest of honour”. Ram therefore made it clear that Routledge should be dismissed for his inexplicable behaviour in Guyana.
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