Rotation of Presidency in APNU/AFC coalition was never discussed – Patterson
By Fareeza Haniff
[www.inewsguyana.com] –General Secretary of the Alliance For Change (AFC), David Patterson has debunked reports that his Party and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) are discussing a plan for a rotating presidency if there is to be a pro – democracy alliance.
A local newspaper on Monday, February 09 credited a source, stating that it was proposed the two parties rotate the presidency with APNU taking the first three years and the AFC taking the last two years.
However, when contacted by iNews, Patterson questioned the validity of the source quoted in the article.
The General Secretary made it clear that “rotation of candidates (or presidency) has not been discussed to date.”
Patterson also rubbished the article’s claims that the AFC expressed concern about the impact to its support base of mainly Indo-Guyanese if their candidate is not given the presidency.