-Jagdeo blasts PPP critics for ignoring PNC’s infractions
THE spirit of antagonism taking place within the People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R) has resulted in a ‘mud-fest’ since the competition is heating up for their overdue congress and it is being overlooked by well-known People’s Progressive Party (PPP) critics.

This is according to PPP General Secretary and Vice President of Guyana, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, who on Thursday last noted that while these cynics have been nitpicking on the smallest occurrences within the PPP, they have gone silent even as numerous infractions within the PNC/R are being brought to light.

“Our Congress came, we had a successful Congress in spite of their attempt to cast doubt on the Congress,” he said while pointing out the fabricated accusations of rigging.
He ‘poured cold water’ on the claim that the congress’ outcome was manipulated and deemed the untruth as “nonsense” since based on previous congresses, the sitting Head of State, who is also a member of the party, usually cops the number one spot.

Jagdeo highlighted the woes of the PNC/R as the party gears up to host its long overdue congress this month.
“…We have seen some very vile criticism of each other by the candidates, but that doesn’t get noticed.

And they have been critical of each other in a vile way but that doesn’t get into the newspapers much. And then this whole issue about the North American chapter of the PNC, it’s been a major, major issue where members of the Central Executive Committee of that party are saying that other members are lying on them,” he said.

He pointed out the calls for a forensic audit by members of the PNC/R, who have been stating that the results of the party’s elections would not be credible if they didn’t conduct the audit.
Former PNC/R treasurer Faaiz Mursaline, in a previous interview with this publication, said from the time he assumed the position of elected treasurer, he was made to sign blank cheques with no supporting documents.

“… The Kaieteur News doesn’t take pleasure in going after this, or even the Stabroek and the others, they don’t, they just ignore it. But if anyone, a minor event is taking place in the People’s Progressive Party before the Congress, then it would have erupted into a full-blown scandal or be made into scandal…”

He added, “…That party [PNC/R] is not ready even to conduct their own electoral affairs in a proper manner, their own internal affairs. And how could they be expected to form a government to create policies…that will be done to the benefit of the people of this country.”

PNC/R’s ‘MUD-FEST’
Efforts to cover up the blatant division and marginalisation within the PNC/R have become futile, as senior members have come forward to challenge the current leadership of Aubrey Norton. The proverbial ants nest was raised when former PNC/R General Secretary Amna Ally declared that Norton is “unfit” to lead.

Rushing to Norton’s defence was PNC/R Chairman Shurwayne Holder who, in a Facebook post, said that he does not believe Ally has “the moral authority to say who is unfit to lead the party.”
Since the launch of Roysdale Forde’s internal campaign, the party has been coming apart at its seams.

Further, Mursaline has maintained that regardless of who is leading the party, racism will always be prevalent because it is within the “core” of the party.
In an interview with Ossie Rodgers on “The Diaspora Connected”, the former PNC-R treasurer opened up about “the deep wounds” he suffered while serving within the party.

Describing the PNC/R as “wolves in sheep’s clothing,” Mursaline said that the PNC-R is incapable of reaching the office of government ever again because the party lacks the necessary abilities and features to lead a united Guyana.