Rohee warns…. AFC is a ‘force-ripe’ party trying to replace APNU

THE proposal by the Alliance For Change (AFC) to advance a “broad pro-democracy coalition” that includes the main Opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), and disenchanted former supporters of the ruling party has attracted negative comments from both parties.
Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, AFC Leader
Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, AFC Leader
“Indeed the AFC is ready to enter, if necessary, into negotiations to lead a pro-democracy alliance with progressive forces, workers unions, political forces and by political forces we mean even PPP members who have been disenfranchised and APNU,” AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan said at the party’s fourth biennial conference on Saturday.
APNU Leader, Brigadier (rtd) David Granger has dubbed the proposal a premature one, explaining that while the possibility is one to look forward too, AFC’s declarations are hasty.
Meanwhile, General-Secretary of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee contends that AFC is a “force-ripe” party.
“It is a force-ripe proposal. AFC is a force-ripe party. They are seeking to big up themselves,” he said at the party’s weekly press conference at Freedom House yesterday.
According to him, the ruling party will “wait and see” the nature of the alliance proposed by the AFC.

WARNING FOR APNU
Additionally, Rohee warned that it appears that the AFC is trying to upstage the main Opposition, APNU.
“They are seeking to replace Mr. Granger as the Leader of the Opposition and the APNU better watch out for the AFC, because the APNU may very well find themselves being replaced by the AFC if they do not watch out,” he said.