The Alliance For Change (AFC) has accused the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) of deliberately delaying the convening of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) because it is unlikely to win the positions of Chair and Vice Chair.
Speaking during a virtual press conference on Friday, AFC General Secretary David Patterson described the delay in appointing the elected councillors as “a shameful disregard of the rights of the people of Region Eight to have their elected officials preside over their affairs” and announced that his party will be approaching the High Court to see the matter resolved.
The crux of the delay, according to AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan, is the refusal of the representative of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) to support a PPP/C candidate for Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.