PNCR Leader Brigadier (Rtd) David Granger has urged party members in Bartica to mobilise in order to be prepared for the forthcoming local government elections and for a return of party pride.
Granger, who visited Bartica on Sunday last, pointed out that the membership of both the Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM) as well as the National Congress of Women (NCW) needed replenishing, according to a PNCR press release.
The release stated that the party leader discussed and explained the 10-point plan he had pieced together after interacting with party members and private citizens over the last two years.
Granger promised that under his leadership, the PNCR’s participation in A Partnership for Unity (APNU) will continue to be consolidated as the party continued to foster relationships will other communities.
He also highlighted the urgency of rebuilding the PNCR’s relationships with religious organisations and trade unions and assuring people’s fundamental rights.
Granger stated that in the light of the PNCR celebrating its 55th Anniversary this month, there must be a return of party pride. He urged members not to allow the twisted views of others to hinder their recognition of the many accomplishments of the PNC in government.
Granger, who was accompanied by Party Vice-Chairman Dr George Norton, Regional Chair-man Gordon Bradford, as well as several members of the Regional Demo-cratic Council (RDC), referred to Bartica as the administrative centre and economic hub of the huge Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region, and said that it therefore deserved to be treated in a respectful manner by central government.
Granger was referring to the decision taken by the PPP/C administration to remove the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) and replace it with a PPP/C-appointed Interim Manage-ment Committee (IMC).
The press release stated that Granger urged Barticians to examine the example of Kwakwani, a much smaller community which insisted on electing its own NDC, while resisting the PPP/C administration’s unfair attempts to impose an IMC on the community. Granger also stated that “all politics is local”, and as such all local residents must also insist on being consulted on issues taking place in their communities.
