Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo Thursday said the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government is serious about avoiding any conflicts of interest to guarantee good governance. Jagdeo, who is the General Secretary of the party, noted how serious the PPP/C is about avoiding conflicts of interest as he continued to raise concerns about the newly-elected leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes. Mr. Hughes leads the political party but his law firm, Hughes, Fields and Stoby – represents the oil company. Mr. Hughes disagrees that a conflict of interest exists but has said that he will cut ties with his law firm only if elected to serve in government. The lawyer also said he will not participate in any discussions or decisions on oil and gas in the AFC.

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