Growing sense of alienation and demoralization within PNC – says PPP
[www.inewsguyana.com] – The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) says it notes with deep interest the constant internal political wrangling taking place within the People’s National Congress (PNC) as demonstrated recently where another clash took place between Granger supporters and Sharma Solomon supporters in Linden.
The Party says it also notes with deep interest the seething disgruntlement at the grass roots level of the Party as regards the militarization of that Party’s structure and leadership as well the increasing isolation of Party stalwarts in the opposition coalition – the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).
“Compounding the situation is the recent announcement by the maximum leader of the PNC to do away with the utilization of primaries as a basis for determining the Presidential Candidate of the PNC coupled with the agreement to enter into secret talks with the Alliance for Change (AFC) to hammer out a consensus programme and to select a consensus candidate thus excluding the Membership of the Party at the various levels,” General Secretary of the PPP Clement Rohee said.
He told reporters on Monday, that Party faithful’s are fearful that in a horse trading and bargaining process between the PNC and the AFC, the PNC could very well cede the Presidential Candidate and key positions to outsiders who made no contribution to the struggles or the strengthening and development of the PNC.
“Inevitably, many Party stalwarts have indicated that there is a growing sense of alienation, disillusionment and demoralization among the membership and key activists and supporters of the PNC which could prove harmful to the political fortunesof the PNC/APNU at the forthcoming General and Regional Elections,” Rohee added.
He said the PPP’s concerns over these developments is further compounded over the alarming exposÉ that resources to finance the election campaign of the PNC/APNU/AFC combination is being mobilized by a gathering of sorts reminiscent of Desmond Hoyte’s creeps under the guise of the ***OP.
“The PPP has learnt the funding for that Party elections campaign via the ***OP in flowing generously from the coffers of well-established printing and publishing Houses and others who have made no bones about their political preferences on the opposition front.
“The double speak and double standards in which the political opposition now revels as they gird their loins for the election campaign clashes with the constant harpings on their part about transparency and accountability, especially when pitched against the excitement to enter into secret coalition talks with the AFC and the methodology being contemplated by way of collusion and connivance to conjure up a joint programme and a consensus candidate.”
The PPP GS pointed out however that the leadership of the PPP for its part continues to enjoy the firm support of its members and supporters, who have been working assiduously to strengthen the Party and its structures.