The clock is ticking for David Granger

THE clock is ticking for David Granger to come clean on Aubrey Norton’s evidence of corruption within the PNC/R/APNU.Was there more to the shooting of its General Secretary Oscar Clarke?
It has been six weeks, four days since former PNCR General Secretary Aubrey Norton announced that he is in possession of evidence of corruption within this opposition political party led by David Granger.
That party’s membership or the nation has not read or heard one single attempt by the APNU leadership, 90% of whom are from the PNCR, to address this damning revelation.
What is it that is so secretive occurring over at Congress Place that it appears to be a taboo subject, which even Granger and his minions such as Joseph Harmon would not even touch with a ten feet pole?
Is it linked to the disclosure of Basil Williams in the infamous telephone call to the former Police Commissioner, now APNU security expert over the disappearance of a large sum of foreign currency from Congress Place? Did it have any connection with the incident involving the party’s General Secretary Oscar Clark who was shot in what we were told was a home invasion on January 29, 2013.
In a Stabroek News article on January 30, 2013, Oscar’s wife, Linda Clarke made what in hindsight was a revealing disclosure as she noted that her husband had just left Congress Place, had picked her up from Stone Avenue, before driving to their home in Sophia. Shortly after they entered their yard we are told that four men walked through the gate.
The gunmen had come looking for a ‘cannister’ as the article notes that “when she attempted to inquire what they were there for one of the men grabbed her, told her to go inside the house, and then dealt her a slap across her face. Once inside, she said she was made to lie on the floor by one of the intruders who stood over her to ensure she didn’t move. Linda said she heard the men continuously asking “weh de canister deh, weh it deh.”  However the woman said that she was and still is oblivious to the “canister” which was being demanded by the men.”
It was during this melee that they cornered Oscar Clarke and subsequently opened fire on him; thankfully he survived the ordeal after being rushed to the GPHC.
Interestingly, we have all heard the PNCR/APNU make a lot of noise about bringing the perpetrators to justice for several incidents; they have protested and took their claims to the National Assembly and elsewhere. Alarming however is the fact that they have been silent all along on ensuring the perpetrators of this dastard attack on their very own General Secretary be brought to justice. Why the eerie silence from David Granger and company?
Even if Oscar Clarke had some sort of damaging evidence about what is transpiring in the party, we will never know after his close experience with death and the possibility that the gunmen found what they were looking for.
It is against this backdrop, that Aubrey Norton must be recognised for his courageous act of coming forward and making his disclosures about corruption within the party. Clearly, he is taking a great risk. The PNCR has an infamous history and they have been associated with some very unfortunate incidents during their existence.
To use Mr. Granger’s own words, the clock is ticking for him to display leadership and address the evidence that Mr. Norton is in possession of. Anything less would confirm that he is aiding in covering up corruption and other sinister operations at Congress Place. It would also explain why they have been so defiant in not supporting the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism amendment bill.
It is time to display leadership Mr. Granger, the nation is waiting.