OPPOSITION LEADER Pennelope Beckles says the People’s National Movement (PNM) should be credited for the new exploration agreement the Government has signed with multinational oil and gas giant ExxonMobil.

She accused the current administration of claiming credit for groundwork laid by the PNM in the energy sector, which she said the UNC government is now relying on to drive its economic plans.

Speaking on August 12 at the Pleasantville Community Centre during her first address as PNM leader under the theme In Defence of the People, Beckles referenced the production sharing contract (PSC) for the TTUD-1 Block, signed earlier that day between ExxonMobil and the Government.