AFC’s PM Candidate to be decided at Executive meeting
September 16, 2011 | By KNews | Filed Under News
Source - Kaieteur News
Cathy Hughes
The Alliance For Change (AFC)’s National Executive will be meeting tomorrow to discuss recommendations for a suitable Prime Ministerial candidate for the party.
Prime Ministerial candidate, Sheila Holder, recently decided to step down due to an emergency health issue.
According to National Executive Committee (NEC) member Cathy Hughes, the AFC by article 18 of its Constitution has an obligation to allow its NEC, after due consultation with Regions and Groups, to recommend a suitable Prime Ministerial candidate.
She said such a recommendation ought to take into account a number of considerations and political circumstances.
Adding that the process will be followed in finding a replacement of the AFC’s Prime Ministerial candidate, Mrs Hughes said the recommendation which can be unanimous or by majority vote of the membership of the National Executive will be made at the specially convened Executive meeting to be held tomorrow (September 17) at the Party’s Headquarters.
Mrs Hughes said that in normal circumstances, such a recommendation, which can possibly include more than one candidate, must be ratified at a National Conference. However, delegates, representative of the Party’s membership at such a Conference, must ratify the singular nominee if that be the recommendation; or, by majority vote elect the candidate if there be more than one nominee.
She said this is the process by which the Presidential and Prime Ministerial candidates, namely Khemraj Ramjattan and Sheila Holder, were elected in October 2010.
“In view of the special circumstances at the present moment where a severe constraint will be put on the organisation and its finances, the Party being in campaign mode, the National Executive Committee may find it necessary to waive the requirement of a ratification process. This waiver will be decided on at this weekend’s meeting.” Mrs Hughes said.
According to Presidential Candidate Khemraj Ramjattan, the AFC is patterned after South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC), “now that we have had this problem, we may see the need at our next National Conference to clarify and to probably seek an amendment.”
He explained that the executive is the second highest decision-making body after the National Conference, and the AFC’s constitution does not clearly outline the steps that should be taken in a situation where the party could not afford to hold a National Conference to ratify a single nominee or vote if there is more than one nominee.
September 16, 2011 | By KNews | Filed Under News
Source - Kaieteur News
Cathy Hughes
The Alliance For Change (AFC)’s National Executive will be meeting tomorrow to discuss recommendations for a suitable Prime Ministerial candidate for the party.Prime Ministerial candidate, Sheila Holder, recently decided to step down due to an emergency health issue.
According to National Executive Committee (NEC) member Cathy Hughes, the AFC by article 18 of its Constitution has an obligation to allow its NEC, after due consultation with Regions and Groups, to recommend a suitable Prime Ministerial candidate.
She said such a recommendation ought to take into account a number of considerations and political circumstances.
Adding that the process will be followed in finding a replacement of the AFC’s Prime Ministerial candidate, Mrs Hughes said the recommendation which can be unanimous or by majority vote of the membership of the National Executive will be made at the specially convened Executive meeting to be held tomorrow (September 17) at the Party’s Headquarters.
Mrs Hughes said that in normal circumstances, such a recommendation, which can possibly include more than one candidate, must be ratified at a National Conference. However, delegates, representative of the Party’s membership at such a Conference, must ratify the singular nominee if that be the recommendation; or, by majority vote elect the candidate if there be more than one nominee.
She said this is the process by which the Presidential and Prime Ministerial candidates, namely Khemraj Ramjattan and Sheila Holder, were elected in October 2010.
“In view of the special circumstances at the present moment where a severe constraint will be put on the organisation and its finances, the Party being in campaign mode, the National Executive Committee may find it necessary to waive the requirement of a ratification process. This waiver will be decided on at this weekend’s meeting.” Mrs Hughes said.
According to Presidential Candidate Khemraj Ramjattan, the AFC is patterned after South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC), “now that we have had this problem, we may see the need at our next National Conference to clarify and to probably seek an amendment.”
He explained that the executive is the second highest decision-making body after the National Conference, and the AFC’s constitution does not clearly outline the steps that should be taken in a situation where the party could not afford to hold a National Conference to ratify a single nominee or vote if there is more than one nominee.