THE People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Chairman, Mr. Basil Williams, last evening at a news conference, blasted the ruling party, the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C), of an “orchestrated” attempt to sabotage its 18th Biennial Congress.He said, “Earlier in the day, two busloads of persons from Linden arrived at the congress venue; all claiming to be delegates. During the registration process they were advised that there were no delegate cards for them.
“Being very dissatisfied, they then proceed to block the entrance to auditorium where accredited delegates were assembling to vote. In the ensuing confusion an explosive sound was heard which caused momentary confusion.
“However order was quickly restored and the congress proceed with its business.
“It is the opinion of the leadership of the PNCR that these events were deliberately orchestrated by the PPP/C to sabotage the congress, but it failed miserably.”
Williams noted that the PNCR intends to mount an investigation to deal with the “agents” who helped with the PPP/C’s plan to sabotage the 18th Biennial Congress.
The party leader, Brigadier (rtd.) David Granger, when asked about the evidence of sabotage, stated that the ruling party was “certainly interested” in the outcome of the PNC elections at Congress. “That is the evidence that we have,” he said.
Granger also referenced the appearance of advertisements in the daily newspapers addressing the party’s congress.
“We had noticed that the PPP/C or some other agency, with the funds to do so, had published whole page advertisements in the newspapers in the run-up to Congress and there were certain statements that suggested that they were interested in seeing an outcome other than what happened today,” the party Chair said.
He noted too that the PPP has “ways and means” of influencing party supporters. “Mr. Joe Harmon was a member of the PNC’s campaign committee, look at him now,” Granger said. (Vanessa Narine)