Chaotic Opposition camp’s support for no-confidence motion wanes
President David Granger
President David Granger

ALL does not seem to be well in the Opposition camp, as the struggle for leadership positions continues and key players seem to be rethinking their support for the AFC’s no-confidence motion. 

Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, AFC Leader
Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, AFC Leader

The Guyana Chronicle has learnt that in spite of a fringed united front between the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC), there was a breakdown of unity talks between the leadership of APNU and AFC. It is understood that Mr. David Granger and Mr. Khemraj Ramgattan met recently with other leaders of their respective political parties and they failed to reach agreement on a common slate. Reports are that the APNU wants the Presidential Candidate slot in exchange for its support of the no-confidence motion, while AFC was given the PM Candidate position. However, this did not find favour with AFC and APNU has since been trying to delay the debate on the no-confidence motion so as to buy time for the party to better prepare for the likely elections. The AFC did not agree with APNU having the presidential candidate.
It was after this failure that Granger resorted to a demand for Local Government Elections, hoping that the President would have made a decision to agree to the holding of the Local Government Elections. This would have stymied efforts by the AFC to move its no-confidence motion, since it is not likely that Local Government Elections and General Elections could be held in the same year.
The AFC on the other hand moved ahead with Party Leader Ramjattan naming a leadership team of Moses Nagamottoo for President and Nigel Hughes for Prime Minister for the next elections. The difference between the two Opposition parties has led to speculations that their supporters are not motivated over moves to hold early national elections.
Their major shift of tactics has led to the ‘no-confidence’ motion, which had raised eyebrows at first in the APNU Camp, is now proving to be a nightmare for both parties. They know they cannot back out now. Can they take the outcome?
In addition, large portions of the population have become disgusted over the Opposition’s moves to hinder progress in the country by various techniques in the National Assembly via their one-seat majority.
These contradictions in the camp of the Opposition parties are glaring and demoralising to their members.

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