Division widening in PNCR ranks

The Disciplinary Committee set up by the Peoples National Congress Reform to probe a reported verbal altercation between the General Secretary of the PNC and member Vanessa Kissoon has recommend that Kissoon be suspended from the party for three months.

The recommendation was made by the five member committee on Tuesday after its completed its hearings although Kissoon was a no show for the hearings.

Kissoon was already serving a suspension thrown at her by Party Leader David Granger.

The leadership of the PNC has come under criticism by some of its members for its handling of the incident and the suspension of Kissoon. Granger’s move came after a complaint was filed against Kissoon for verbally abusing the party’s General Secretary Oscar Clarke during an argument over her reported reluctance to hand over the keys for the party’s Linden office to its new coordinator in the town.

Kissoon claimed that Clarke pointed his finger in her face and she was not going to have any of that. PNC sources who were at the Congress Place headquarters at the time of the incident accused Kissoon of “overreacting and going over the edge with her verbal attack” on the General Secretary on Clarke.

Kissoon stayed away from the disciplinary hearing on the advice of some of the party’s members from the Linden community. Now that the Committee has recommended the three month suspension, it is up to the party’s Central Committee on whether or not to go ahead with the recommendation.

The Disciplinary Committee was headed by longtime party member Alan Munroe, who was supported by members Malika Ramsey, Christopher Jones, Cheryl Sampson and Lance Carberry.

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Contender for the leadership of the PNCR, Sharma Solomon today wrote party General Secretary Oscar Clarke stating that MP Vanessa Kissoon is entitled to delegate status at tomorrow’s biennial congress.

The Congress was marred by allegations of rigging and boisterous protests organised and led by its Linden constituents.
The Congress degenerated to its lowest of lows with party members allegedly being abused by the faction who supported Granger and his clan of hand-picked executives.
The police have already indicated that an investigation is underway into the shooting incident which occurred at Congress Place that left scores traumatized, despite Granger’s attempt to conceal the matter.

National Secretary of the Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM), Adel Lily, has already written his resignation letter and sought to submit same during the ruckus.
Lily said that he was abused and verbally threatened by several executives of the party, including members of his own GYSM Central Executive.

Meanwhile, former Deputy Speaker and PNC/R Executive, Clarissa Rheil has also expressed her desire to resign from the party.

“I am fed up. Who does Mr. Granger think he is? I am an equal member to him. I do not care that he was an Army man. He knows that he does not enjoy the support of ordinary PNC people like we,” another member Shelly-Ann Mentore said.

Other members accused Granger of creating the confusion and contributing to the conflict.
“Granger heart cold….I slaved my life away for this party since Desmond Hoyte time and they shut de gate on me. They will need we bottom house people when the elections come. I not returning as long Granger is there,” the woman said.

Dr. Van West Charles has also reportedly walked away from the party. Vincent Alexander resigned from the party after he too had concerns about the direction it was headed.