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May 05, 2011 News
….Govt. uneasy over Granger’s meeting with ex-soldiers
Government has expressed unease over a recent meeting between the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Presidential Candidate, Brig. David Granger, and the ex-soldiers association.
Questioned whether the ruling People’s Progressive Party thought that the meeting was sinister, Government spokesman, Dr. Roger Luncheon, said that while the meeting was not illegal, given the history of Brig. Granger, the mobilization of ex-soldiers would naturally generate anxiety and some concerns.
Brigadier (rtd) Granger has been accused of playing an integral role for the army in rigging elections during the 70s and 80s, during the rule of the PNC, an accusation that Brig. Granger has vehemently denied.
Dr Luncheon argued that the meeting on Sunday with the Ex-Guyana Defence Force Association has reawakened old feelings about the army’s role and Brig. Granger’s advisors may not have foreseen the fallouts of that meeting.
He urged that Brig. Granger not feel that he is a victim of anything “specific or peculiar”.
Dr Luncheon warned that anyone entering the political fray must be prepared to have his past examined.
“It is all fair game.”
Luncheon, who now sits as the Secretary of the Defense Board, said that while much has been written on the history of the GDF, clearly left out is that bit of history which speaks of the “rape of the country during the Burnhamite period.”
While Guyana has forgiven over that period, it clearly has not forgotten.
The Cabinet Secretary said that he hoped that the “collateral damage” will be contained because being a Brigadier or Presidential Candidate should not be the reason for bringing the army to the political ambit.
Granger reportedly received the endorsements of more than 1,000 of the ex-soldiers on Sunday.
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