‘Collective’ to manage PPP’s campaign – Rohee

General Secretary to the People’s Progressive Party Clement Rohee told Stabroek News that the party’s campaign will be undertaken by a “collective” and that there is and never has been an active campaign manager.

Rohee’s denials are odd considering in 2011 then agriculture minister, PPP Member of Parliament and member of the Central Committee Robert Persaud was acting in capacity of representative to the Donald Ramotar’s campaign.

THE Ruling Party’s prime ministerial candidate, Mrs Elisabeth Harper, has resigned as Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This disclosure was made yesterday by General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Mr Clement Rohee, who said, “My information is that she has already done so.”
Speaking at the Party’s weekly press conference held at Freedom House, he fielded questions on Harper’s selection as the incumbent Head of State’s running mate, and also stated that Harper will be active on the PPP/C’s campaign trail.
Responding to criticisms that she is not a ‘vote getter’, Rohee simply said, “Let’s wait on May 11 and see.”
He also noted that while there have been some comments to the effect that Harper is ‘not popular’, the current presidential candidate of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC), Brigadier (rtd) David Granger, is similarly not popular.

The constitution states the Prime Minister is the president in waiting. Is Ms Harper presidential material? But is Ramotar presidential material?