THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has observed that the APNU has forfeited its position on the issue of corruption in the PPP/C Government. “Their confirmation that they will not participate further in the ongoing public debates on corruption is an admission that their charges of corruption are unfounded,” according to a PPP statement.
APNU, in a desperate effort to save face, has issued a press statement which is merely an attempt to distract from their withdrawal of participation in the ongoing debates organized by the National Communications Network, where, apart from political parties, professionals and members of the private sector are involved.
APNU’s attempt to hide from these public debates exposes them as intellectually incapable and impotent, and confirms that they are only comfortable with their whisper campaigns, away from public scrutiny, where blatant lies are promulgated to slander, incite, create ethnic insecurities and hate towards the Government.
It is the very APNU which complained about the lack of access to NCN, and here it is they are being provided with unadulterated access to expose all their allegations of corruption in a forum which only serves to promote transparency and advance our democracy.
However, rather than embracing such an opportunity, they are making all manner of excuses to hide from being accountable to the people, as it is clear that they have no evidence of corruption.
The People’s Progressive Party will continue to participate in this debate series and commends the other stakeholders, including the other opposition party, who have all been participating in this process, which not only provides information to the public, but also encourages their participation.
It is a shame that the APNU does not view this as important enough to warrant their participation, the PPP statement concludes.