Shuman calls on gov’t, opposition to ‘stop playing political chess’

hat what is best for Guyana is not necessarily best for their political interest. But we are hopeful that the opposition and he government exercise political maturity and have meanngful discussions on how we can move our country out of what we are in today,” Shuman added.

Outside of the constitutional crisis, according to Shuman, also exists a political crisis, where parties are operating along slim political lines and are taking the nation down a very dangerous path.

“The effects of what has happened on December 21 has had a very negative effect on the country’s image; investment has slowed and if you look at what the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce has said, business in Guyana has decreased, revenues have decreased,” the Presidential candidate said. “We have not seen an interest from the international market o come and invest in Guyana; investors are standing at the gate waiting for us to get by this political hiccup and once again the Liberty and Justice Party would like to call on the eader of the opposition and the government to sit down and have very honest discussions on how we are going to handle his situation instead of playing political chess with this counry. The global perception of Guyana is that we are a banana republic, where we have to go and talk to a minister to get our problems resolved; it shows that there has been no meaningful development of government in Guyana over the past 53 years,” Shuman contended.