The manner in which a deal for the proposed sale of a piece of land owned by the People's National Congress (PNC) was made has created quite a stir among the party's membership. A party member revealed that the proposal was facilitated through secret negotiations between party leader David Granger and several others and the wider membership only became aware after it was announced at a recent General Council meeting.
The proposal in question is an offer of $75M made by the owner of Comfort Sleep for the piece of land which is located aback of the PNC's Congress place Sophia headquarters. Persons in the membership who attended the party's most recent General Council meeting have vowed to continue raising questions over the issue as they feel that the party was short-changed. Those who expressed their views against the sale said that it was a small clique led by Granger which took the decision on to sell the land and then sought to legitimize it by quickly running it through the party's General Council. The absence of any competitive bidding process was also raised as this would cause the party to loose out in terms of attracting the best prices.
The Granger led PNC/APNU has often accused the ruling PPP/C government of making secret deals in the privatization of state assets. Though being provided with all the documentation these claims have persisted and have been amplified by the opposition aligned media which incidentally did not provide any coverage to the issue of the PNC land sale.