Harper accuses Granger of exploiting Guyana/Venezuela controversy for “political

However, Harper in a Facebook post in response to Granger said, “This is nothing but the exploitation of a key national issue for narrow political gain. Mr Granger himself had supported the actions of the Government in relation to those very violations and threats from neighboring Venezuela. To describe Guyana’s actions as weak when we were able to garner the public support of the Caribbean Community and the Commonwealth can be nothing but dishonest.”

The usually reserved Prime Ministerial Candidate pointed out that while Granger spoke of other options opened to the government failed to say what he would have done differently had he been President.

“Any Government led by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic will not play politics with Guyana’s most important asset, its territory. In fact, utterances like those of Mr. Granger are what make us appear weak because such a stance demonstrates disunity in regard to the protection of our national patrimony when it is unity of purpose and action that is required at all time,” said Harper.