–coalition party of unknown spiritual persons depart from commitment of $400,000 threshold, floats $200,000 instead
THERE continues to be a clear disconnect among the parties that form the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) coalition.
This is evidenced by the conflicting views shared by various representatives ahead of the September 1, 2025, General and Regional Elections.
On Friday, APNU Chairman Aubrey Norton claimed that he holds sole responsibility for making policy announcements on behalf of the coalition.
This comes a few days after APNU was forced to dismiss the comments from the leader of one of its main partners, Legalize Cannabis Guyana, Leon Saul.
Saul, during the coalition’s campaign launch on Sunday, declared, “Sugar done, hemp and cannabis in… hemp and cannabis is [sic] in when the oil done. Hemp and cannabis oil will give us more than fossil fuel oil.”
Despite Norton’s comments after authority within the coalition on policy issues, another partner, Kingdom Liberal Movement (KLM), has departed from APNU’s initial proposal of increasing the national income-tax threshold to $400,000— a figure that was heavily criticised as being unrealistic.
In a press release on Friday, KLM proposed a “tax-free system implemented for individuals earning under $200,000 per month.”
The party which has no named representatives, in its press release said it has answered the “call of God and citizens,” and it plans to spread its message at scheduled engagements at different churches across Guyana.
The incoherence among opposition members has long been widely criticised. People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) General Secretary, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo had also previously blasted the opposition for changing its tune and contradicting itself on matters of national interest.