— PNC chairman urges members to resist opposition propaganda
— party recommits to coalition politics

PEOPLE’S National Congress (PNC) Chairman Basil Williams, has urged the party’s members to be prepared to put up resistance and seek information that will equip them to rebut the propaganda of the opposition.

The chairman issued the call at the second General Council Meeting for the year, held on Saturday at the party’s headquarters, Congress Place, Sophia

Williams said the task of members is to stand up and defend the party, the government and the coalition, before going on to list the many achievements of the government over the last three years.

A minute of silence was observed for party members who had passed away in the period between General Councils.

In her report to the General Council, Party General Secretary (GS) Amna Ally, brought the council up to date on the state of the party and the work of the party’s secretariat over the last quarter. The focus of her report was mainly on membership, achievements, local government elections, projections and other related party affairs.

The feature address to General Council was delivered by party leader and President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, David Granger. The party leader spoke on the celebration and importance of Chinese and Portuguese Arrival Days, and also that of Indian Arrival Day, African Emancipation Day and Amerindian Heritage Month.

The leader told the General Council that Guyanese were blessed to be living in a country with such diverse cultures and ethnicities; peoples from all over the continents of earth, living, mixing, loving and working together.

Granger also spoke of the many achievements of the government. He also highlighted the daily challenges faced by the coalition from some sections of the media. He said the PNC is the only party, in and out of season, that has committed itself to coalition.
“The way forward is based on certain principles, right now we are engaged in discussions with both the Alliance For Change and the other partners in the APNU… seeking consensus,” he said.

Reports for the last quarter were presented to the General Council by representatives of the National Congress of Women (NCW), the Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM), the North American Region (NAR), the Georgetown District of the PNCR and the 10 administrative regions. The General Council concluded with a summation and charge which was given by President Granger.

The General Council was chaired by Williams. In his welcome remarks, he spoke of the 60 years of light that the PNC has provided in this multi-ethnic, multi-cultural, and multi-religious country of Guyana and reminded members of the leader’s Congress speech in which he said members must stand up for the party and defend it.

The General Council is the second highest decision-making forum of the PNCR and meets once every quarter.