GENERAL Secretary of the ruling People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee, on Wednesday at his party’s weekly press conference said that the Opposition parties appear to be “divided” as it relates to their current political position.

According to Rohee, who appeared amused at this disclosure, “one [party] seems to be going to the East and another one seems to be going to the West,” adding that he is waiting with “fainting breath” to see how they will end up.
“I think it was the famous Jamaican singer who spoke about war in the East and war in the West…so I am waiting with fainting breath to see how they will end up,” he said.
The General Secretary observed that AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan’s claims of “90 pieces of silver” being shared out to three Members of Parliament (MPs), specifically APNU MPs, would have been communicated behind closed doors if the two parties were seeing eye to eye on the no-confidence motion.

He said further that Ramjattan’s interaction with Opposition Leader David Granger is a clear indication that the two parties seem to be on a “divided course” since the two are only communicating publicly. “He would have called Mr. Granger or walked across to Hadfield Street and say look I have this information on three of your MPs,” Rohee said.
However, seemingly entertained by the actions of the Opposition parties, Rohee who continued to chuckle as he commented on the issue, compared the actions of AFC and APNU to that of “Indian Soap Operas and “Bold and the Beautiful”.
To this extent he noted that they [APNU and AFC] “seem to be on a collision course” and this puts the PPP in a very advantageous position. “We will just sit back and watch these two individuals sort their business out and then we [the PPP] will walk away with the prize,” the General Secretary declared.
The Alliance For Change (AFC) in their call for General Elections has presented a No-confidence Motion to the Clerk of the National Assembly, after it was supported by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and could result in the likelihood of early General Elections.
However, APNU has maintained their separate insistence on Local Government Elections, with their Party Leader and Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier David Granger expressing that his party has been calling for Local Government Elections since last year after they had launched their campaign in Golden Grove.
Questioned as to whether his party is prepared for the possibility of General Elections if the No-confidence Motion is tabled and passed in the National Assembly next month, Granger last Friday at his party’s weekly press conference refused to answer on numerous occasions, reiterating that his party is ready for Local Government Elections.
At an APNU press conference last Friday, he was emphatic in expressing his confidence that no APNU MP would fall prey to the alleged “buy out” by the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP).
Also, the APNU leader highlighted that he was unaware that there was even an offer to “buy out” MPs by the PPP.
“I don’t know who made it up, or where it came from,” the Opposition leader told reporters, adding that there has been no discussion between the PPP and APNU to hold off the no-confidence vote.
The National Assembly comes out of recess on October 10, and when a sitting is called, the No-confidence Motion, tabled by the AFC, will be up for debate.

(By Ravin Singh)