The Alliance For Change today said it welcomes the announcement of a date for General and Regional Elections as a victory for pro-democracy forces in Guyana.
In a statement it said:
“President Ramotar has finally buckled to criticisms that his prorogation of Parliament in the face of AFC’s No Confidence Motion was reckless, and had placed our parliamentary democracy in danger. The prorogation has attracted wide condemnation in Guyana, and pressures from friendly states, with indications that sanctions could follow”.
The AFC said it is concerned that the minority government will continue to spend public funds since August 10, 2014 – an interrupted period of 9 months – without parliamentary approval or scrutiny.
There are justifiable fears, it said, that the government would continue to abuse these funds for PPP elections campaign, as well as other state resources including the media and vehicles.
Now that a date for elections has been set AFC urged the Guyana Elections Commission to urgently publish guidelines against the abuse of state resources.
“AFC is the most vibrant fighting force in Guyana and remains ever confident of bringing change on May 11. We re-affirm the refrain of our membership: “We Ready”!”, the party said.
