The decision by former staunch APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Barbara Pilgrim to switch support to the PPP/C has raised eyebrows and questions about the motivations behind the move.
Pilgrim, from New Amsterdam, had been such a dedicated member of the APNU branch of the coalition that she was the one handpicked by Con-gress Place to replace recalled AFC MP Charrandass Persaud after he voted with the PPP/C and brought down the coalition. Observers note that only a highly trusted member would have been named to replace Persaud given the coalition’s one-seat majority in Parlia-ment.
Pilgrim had also been a vociferous supporter for the swearing in of former President David Granger during the five-month impasse over the 2020 general elections.