THE Alliance For Change (AFC) wants to see the operationalisation of the Local Government Commission, Party Chairman, Khemraj Ramjattan said.
Speaking to reporters at a press briefing on Thursday, Ramjattan said the process in naming the persons to sit on the commission “has gone a far way”.
He noted that the AFC’s Marlon Williams was one of the names put forward by the party to sit on the commission and according to him, Cabinet had put forward the names of persons which it favoured to sit on the body.

He said the Opposition had already put forward their nominees and all the nominees are being considered so that the body could be established.
Ramjattan reiterated that the AFC supports the establishment of the commission, noting that he also raised the issue at the last Cabinet meeting.
Meanwhile, the AFC maintained its position regarding the controversial parking meter contract. Ramjattan said that the party regards the matter “as the bone of a bad arrangement”, even in its current form.

He said the AFC councillors at City Hall will continue to hold the party’s position.
“We think it is very unpopular,” he said, noting that the AFC has evidence of this and will stand its position at any level, including in Parliament.
Last week, the City Council voted in favour of the setting up of a committee to start a fresh process of negotiations with Smart City Solutions, the foreign company that was granted concession to install parking meters in Georgetown.
The unpopular project has received criticisms from various stakeholders in the past, including the AFC.