– PNC chairman tells Region Five group

CHAIRMAN of the People’s National Congress (PNC) Basil Williams on Sunday extoled his track record of service to the party before groups of supporters in Region Five, contending that there is no need to replace him.

With the scheduled date of the PNC Congress fast approaching, Williams is seeking to retain the chairmanship of the party for a third term.
During his interaction with party members, Williams spoke at length about his contributions to the struggle which led to the coalition being voted into Government in May 2015.

This, he said, qualified him for a third term as chairman.
“If I was good enough to help take us into Government in May 2015 then you ought to know that you don’t change a winning team,” he said.

Williams is being challenged for the post of PNC chairman by Minister of State and party executive Joseph Harmon and the party’s First Vice-Chairperson Volda Lawrence.
Harmon announced his candidacy on May 21 via a press release and a short video.
Lawrence declared her candidacy the last weekend in June.

During Congress scheduled to be held from August 17 to 19, party groups will choose their top leaders from a list provided by the party’s secretariat.

In the electoral process, persons are placed on the list after nomination and acceptance of such. On the day of Congress, all party members in good financial standing will cast their vote for the candidate of their choice.

The meeting on Sunday was held at the PNC/R office in D’Edward Village and was chaired by PNC Region Five stalwart Carol Smith Joseph and with Member of Parliament for Region Five Jennifer Wade sharing the head-table.

During the meeting, Williams also listened to complaints from group members of the party. The issues ranged from problems with the Guyana Power and Light (GPL), housing, community issues such as lack of recreational facilities and more significantly, the problems being experienced by many in relation to their rights to ancestral lands in some of the villages on the West Coast Berbice.

Williams noted the comments and complaints and promised prompt follow-up actions to resolve them.