PPP says appointees on state media boards are political and shallows omn professionals

by in Guyana, News

Georgetown : The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) SAYS THE recently-named state media boards are dominated by political appointees of the APNU+AFC, contrary to statements by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo that “Party Hacks” will not be appointed to State Media Boards.
Nagamootoo was quoted in sections of the media as saying, “I am not going to be a Minister responsible for information and who puts party hacks into these Boards, to just draw stipends for not working, but to do party propaganda”.
This statement rings hollow, especially since both the boards of the Guyana National Newspapers Limited (GNNL) and the National Communications Network Incorporated (NCN) are dominated by political hacks who were on the APNU+AFC List of Candidates or are closely associated with the Granger Administration.
The PPP claims that the two boards are shallow on professionals and deep on political hacks.
The opposition explained that Director of Public Information Imran Khan, who was a APNU+AFC Candidate in the May 11th General and Regional Elections is a Director on the GNNL board, which include APNU+AFC Candidate Jean La Rose (Chair); Tabitha Sarabo, another APNU+AFC candidate for the May 11th General and Regional Elections; Patricia Woolford member of the PNC/APNU; Ruel Johnson an open supporter of the APNU+AFC and Scheherazade Ishoof Khan another open supporter of the APNU+AFC.
Khan Again found himself on the NCN Board of Directors, which includes Director of Public Communications Mark Archer, an APNU+AFC candidate for the May 11th General and Regional Elections; Kojo McPherson a known supporter of the APNU+AFC who was part of the Election campaign and Chair Bishwa Panday a known financier of APNU+AFC Elections Campaign and relative of Khemraj Ramjattan
The PPP claims that Nagamootoo had backpedaled on his promise of “professionalizing” the state media, when Beverly Alert, a candidate on the APNU+AFC list, was appointed Head of the Government Information Agency.
The PPP believes this is just the preview, the full show is still to come.
But, Guyanese are wise people and will soon come to the realization they were ripped-off with lofty assurances by the APNU+AFC.