General Secretary of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Geeta Chandan-Edmond and Treasurer Faaiz Mursaline have resigned from their respective posts.
Both resignations come close to a year after each was appointed to serve in the positions following the conclusion of the 21st Biennial Delegates’ Congress in December 2021.
Party sources have confirmed Chandan-Edmond resigned effective December 14, 2022, after a leave of absence. However, she remains a member of the party and a functioning Member of Parliament for the opposition APNU+AFC.
Chandan-Edmond was appointed to serve as General Secretary of the PNCR on January 3, 2022 by party leader Aubrey Norton. Chandan-Edmond is a former AFC member but joined the PNCR a few years ago and was elected to the Central Executive at last year’s Congress.
Chandan-Edmond took over from long-serving General Secretary Amna Ally, who resigned last year.
According to party sources, no one has been functioning in the post during her absence.
Efforts to contact Chandan-Edmond proved futile.
Meanwhile, Mursaline, in a telephone interview yesterday, confirmed his departure from the post. His resignation takes effect from December 23.
In a Facebook post, Mursaline announced his resignation to the public on Thursday.
“After 1 year of serving on team Norton’s leadership, on the 23rd December 2022, I will discharge my last and final duties as National treasurer of the P.N.C.R. A formal letter will be prepared and be sent to the Leader’s office, thank you all who supported me. God’s blessings to the P.N.C.R and Members,” he posted.
Declaring that his resignation has nothing to do with party politics, he explained that he felt he needed to step back and focus on his personal life.
He stated he will continue to function on the Central Executive Committee of the party and be an active member. However, he feels his resignation will make way for another member to have the opportunity to function in the post.
