Former Minister in the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition Government and former Member of Parliament Annette Ferguson on Thursday launched a protest outside the Office of the President, declaring that demonstrations will continue until the Government withdraws legislation she says would once again grant former presidents unrestricted taxpayer-funded benefits.

Speaking with Village Voice News during the picketing exercise, Ferguson accused the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) administration of attempting to reverse reforms enacted by the APNU+AFC Coalition Government in 2015 to curb what she described as excessive presidential privileges.

“This morning, Thursday, June 25, 2026, I decided to host a picketing exercise outside of the Office of the President calling for the abolishment and killing of the Former Presidents’ Benefits and Other Facilities Bill 2026,” Ferguson said, referring to legislation tabled in the National Assembly on June 5.