ITH the date of General and Regional Elections a matter of weeks away, it is most surprising that more is not being done by political aspirants hoping to assume power to sensitise the population on plans for Guyana, should they be asked to lead the new Government. 

There is the move by some, who are opposed to the present Government, to ensure that there is a change of Government at the polls, and they seem willing to employ just about any strategy to so do.
The effort by the PNC/R in 2011 to hold presidential primaries to select the Party’s candidate that saw Brigadier (rtd) David Granger emerge to lead the Party was surely a different and new strategy for both Party and supporters, irrespective of how flawed the process was. Needless to say, its subsequent “coalition” with other Parties, and rebranding itself the APNU has failed to deliver as promised PNC faithfulls.
With the country on the verge of yet another General and Regional Elections, the Party (PNC/R, APNU or whatever name you choose to call it) finds itself facing another possibility of a coalition in the hope of delivering to its constituencies.
The new challenge is the emerging minor Third-Party on the political landscape; the AFC that has challenged the popularity of the older PNC within recent times. This has reached the stage where the AFC, a smaller and newer Party with less seats in the National Assembly, having rebuffed requests by the PNC to join it in its previous coalition attempts, have now signalled its intention to place on the table a coalition proposal of its own.
This proposal, however, will only be revealed on the signing of a non-disclosure agreement by the larger party.
The AFC Leader says his Party intends to lead a coalition of its own; that it will be inviting all stakeholders in Guyana, including the present Governing Party.
There seems to be an issue of trust between the two parties. This is a proposal to be discussed; yet they are timid about sharing a proposal that is to be discussed. Then, how are they going to make it as a Government, if they are afraid to talk to each other without being afraid that the information will become public knowledge?