…Granger tells PNC General Council Meeting
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) held its second General Council Meeting for the year on Saturday, May 19, to reconnect with the party base, but, according to information coming out of the congress a prevailing theme was how to resist the parliamentary Opposition’s criticism of its various policies.
According to the PNCR in a statement to the media, Party Chairman, Attorney General Basil Williams urged the party to be ready to put up with the resistance from the People’s Progressive Party (PPP).
“In his welcome remarks, the Party Chairman spoke of the 60 years of light that the PNC has provided in this multi-ethnic, multicultural, and multireligious country of Guyana and reminded members of the leader’s congress speech in which he said that members must stand up for our party and defend it.”
“The Chairman said that the task of members is to stand up and defend the party, the Government and the coalition. He then proceeded to list the many achievements of the Government over the last three years,” the party also stated.
Meanwhile, in her report to the General Council, PNCR General Secretary Amna Ally brought the Council up to date on the state of the party and the work of the Party Secretariat over the last quarter. According to the release, the focus of her report was on membership, achievements, Local Government Elections, projections and other related party affairs.
President David Granger delivered the feature address, in which, according to the release, he highlighted daily challenges being faced by the Government from “sections of the media”. In addition, the President’s address had a cultural aspect.
“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 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.
“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,” Granger was quoted as saying.”
In addition to the addresses from party leaders, reports for the last quarter were also presented to the General Council by representatives of the National Congress of Women (NCW); Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM); North American Region (NAR); Georgetown District of the PNCR and the 10 administrative regions.
