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Man 65, walks from #57 village to #32 village on day 2 of walk against ‘barefaced’ Exxon contract
from Kaieteur News
by GxMedia

On the second day of his and Dave Martins “Not a blade a walk against the barefaced and journey from Berbice to grass” as well as tik tok videos done lopsided contract by the unrelenting


E s s e q u i b o , R a y byLall. efforts by Businessman and Daggers, the 65-year-old man, who Along the journey, some Kaieteur News Publisher, Glenn is walking against the oil contract villagers stopped Daggers and gave Lall. the Guyana Government signed him money to purchase water and “Mr Lall has been putting forth with ExxonMobil back in 2016, other fluids while others provided the facts and he has done so without coveredatotalof25villages. casesofwater anyhelpfromgovernmentagencies, Daggers walked from Number ApartfromkeepingDaggersand but with the help of his staff, and he 57 Village, Corentyne, Berbice his team hydrated, some Berbicians hasbeenprovidingagreatserviceto (Region Six) to Philippi Village, also formed a motorcade with their thisnation,”Daggerssaid. also on the Corentyne (also known vehicles to accompany Daggers On the issue of government’s asNumber32Village)onFriday untilhecompletedtheseconddayof reluctance to renegotiate the Exxon Kaieteur News Publisher, Glenn his journey They also tooted their contract, Daggers said, “When the Lall, some of his staff and a small hornsalongthewayandencouraged government of a nation allows groupofmenaccompaniedDaggers theirfellowBerbicianstoJointhem. foreign corporation or foreign ontheseconddayofthejourney

Daggers has committed to governments access to the people’s
Despite there not being a large walking from Berbice to Essequibo resourceswithouttheirapproval,it’s turnout of walkers, like the first day, Coast for a change of what calls “A a hostile act and in the process of Daggers received overwhelming bare-facedExxonContract”. extracting those resources, if you support from Berbicians as he He began his walk on Thursday destroy and pollute the bravedtheheattoachievehisgoalof at Moleson Creek, East Berbice– environment, it’s another hostile act not only walking against the Corentyne and so far, Daggers has andbothofthesearetreasonous.” contract but educating persons completed a total of 30 miles in two Meanwhile, Lall in an earlier about what is occurring in the oil days. commented on throwing his support sector
Born in Mahaicony, East Coast behindDaggers,andsaidif65-year-
Many villagers cheered him on Demerara (ECD), Daggers lived for old Daggers is ready to walk across from their homes as he passed quite some time overseas, but kept Guyana: “I want to go beyond my through their communities with a in touch with current affairs in talk, and join him in this fight for a speaker blasting songs such Bob Guyana. betterGuyanaandabetterfuturefor Marley’s “Stand up for your rights” Daggers said he was inspired to all.”