Rohee calls APNU social contract proposal contradiction

GENERAL Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Mr. Clement Rohee views the social contract proposal of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) as a contradiction.

APNU, last Friday, proposed that a new social contract be agreed upon in order to address Guyana’s pressing political, economic and social problems and foster greater unity, security and progress.
But speaking at the Freedom House press conference yesterday, Rohee said the stance of the main opposition party on matters of national interest is very different.
He said: “I must say that it appears, to me, that it is somewhat an apparent contradiction and the question that contradicts is how can you be proposing a social contract in respect of the body politic of our country when you have basically shot down a number of investment projects in this country, which would have brought meaningful and purposeful development to Guyana, would have seen an improvement of livelihood for thousands of people across the country?”
Rohee continued:“So, right away, I see an apparent contradiction when, on the one hand these anti-progressive, anti-national, anti-business, anti-foreign investors decisions have been taken within recent times, so that has to be explained by the callers of this social contract.”
The new agreement proposed by APNU focuses on allowing major sections of society, including the Government, political Opposition, trade unions, private sector and civil society, to settle on a broad national programme to move the country forward, as it relates to reaching a consensus on the goals of national development; establishing a sustainable institutional architecture and creating an effective policy instruments for the achievement of the objectives of the ‘contract’.
Rohee said the ruling party is currently reviewing the proposal.

(by Vanessa Narine )

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