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AFC back-peddle on Amaila Hydro bills a result of public backlash, dwindling support

 
Both the Hydro-Electric Amendment Bill and the Guarantee of Loans (Public Corporations and Companies) Bill were passed in the national assembly early this morning. The latter with an amendment. They received support from the government side as well as the Alliance for Change (AFC) which had earlier voted them down along with the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).

 

In being asked to explain the AFC's back-peddle a political analyst tied it to the party's dwindling support and public backlash. Several organizations had castigated the two opposition parties when they voted against the two critical pieces of legislation in July. The Private Sector Commission also issued strongly worded statements in which it called on the two opposition parties to stop playing politics with Guyana's development whilst expressing  confidence in the project.

Also supporters of the AFC have publicly and privately expressed their disappointment with the party's behaviour since the 2011 elections. Many said that they felt betrayed as it appeared the AFC which promised change became and extension of the PNC's APNU. The analyst said that many of the persons who supported the AFC in 2011 no longer see the party as a viable third force. He said many have since either not renewed their membership or have shown a complete lack of interest in the parties affairs.

 

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Originally Posted by TI:

 ~~~~~with the party's behaviour since the 2011 elections. Many said that they felt betrayed as it appeared the AFC which promised change became and extension of the PNC's APNU.~~~~~~

 

 

We all knew they were an extension.  Who didn't?  

TI, you better don't let Chief and Stinger hear you talk like this.  Them boys does get vex bad, bad.

FM

Alliance for Change (AFC) chairman Nigel Hughes in response to a poster on his Facebook page announced his exit from local politics. “My time in politics has been brief and is now over,” Hughes wrote in response to a poster who wrote calling on him to apologise following a recent revelation of his involvement with the Amaila Hydro Porject which his party had initially opposed.

 

“I was privileged to have been afforded an opportunity to have contributed to the struggle of Guyanese for a better Guyana, whether Linden, Cotton Tree, Agricola, Red Village, Marudi etc. My commitment to the poor and powerless preceded my entry into politics and will survive my departure from it,” he said in the post.

Hughes' short stay in politics has been marred with controversy. He was accused of  encouraging violent protests at Agricola after the passing of an ultimatum he issued to the government. He is known for his hate filled speeches which appeal to ethnic  sensitivities.

FM

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