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Confusion with AFC List of Candidates submitted to GECOM in 2015

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He opined that if the major players in the party will make their own choices then “what is the need to have members in every region submit a list of names for options. How is that being democratic?”
His statements came at a time when Donna Mathoo, NCN Berbice branch manager, is tipped to fill a Member of Parliament position in the national assembly although he, Harbhajan, led the National Geographic List when it was submitted to the AFC head office in 2015. Mathoo was second on that list. He said if Mathoo is indeed selected to fill the spot it will be a decision that he respects but not agreed with.
“I may not agree with it and some other things this party has done but I support their decision. I felt that especially a region like this, you need to look at a parliamentarian who engages the public at the bottom level, who can communicate and connect with people, not so much academically. That would be great for this government.
“There are other people within the AFC from other region’s they could have picked and I believe she could have been more moulded dealing with the public and I don’t think she has not had enough exposure to fill that spot”, Harbhajan stressed.
He added that it came as a surprise to him when he saw the report that Mathoo was considered.
When asked if he believes that he was overlooked for such an important position, Harbhajan said “Honestly, I have been overlooked for plenty of things but I don’t allow that to get to me because my objective as a politician when I joined the AFC, was to make a change and that is why I joined in 2005.”
Harbhajan is known for interacting with the public on the ground and assisting Berbicians who turn up at his office on a daily basis, from crime to agricultural issues.

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