REPRESENTATIVES of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance for Change (AFC) met, again, last Monday and discussed a wide range of issues on governance and the economic well-being of the State.
This was disclosed yesterday at a press conference, hosted by Dr. Rupert Roopnarine, Mr. Winston Felix and Mr. Mervyn Williams, at APNU Headquarters in Regent Street, Georgetown.
Reading from a statement, Williams said the two opposition parties met to “continue the exploratory process of creating a sustainable framework for joint engagement in the National Assembly and the shaping of a common agenda that takes into account the needs of the Guyanese people, their expectations and the parties’ commitments made during the just concluded campaign.”
“These included wide-ranging parliamentary reforms leading to a strong and participatory National Assembly, support for the strengthening of the rule of law, the lowering of the Value Added Tax and increasing public service wages, among the most urgent. Increases in old age pension, increase of public sector wages and re-examination of the President’s pension package were also listed for review,” the statement said.
Williams said two sectoral working groups, in the areas of governance and the economy, were established to fast-track the process.
“The issue of the appointment of the Speaker of the National Assembly and other important roles and responsibilities remain under active discussion for resolution, not as isolated items, but as part of a fuller menu of agreed measures,” he said.