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Trotman elected AFC leader; party gets new General Secretary,Vice Chairman

 

In a keenly contested election for the leadership of the Alliance For Change (AFC), party co-founder clinched victory from incumbent Khemraj Ramjattan.

Former Vice Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo said in a Facebook post the vote was 127:125 in favour of Trotman.

Hughes is Vice Chairman and Marlon Williams replaces David Patterson as General Secretary.

Trotman, who was hand-picked by President Granger for a cabinet ministerial post after the May 2015 general elections, had told Demerara Waves Online News that Ramjattan had asked him to re-engage with the party.

The AFC later said in a statement that Mr. Ramjattan was declared Chairman after Mr. Trotman won the elections for Leader and the third candidate Mrs. Hughes withdrew her candidacy.

VICE CHAIRPERSON 

Cathy Hughes 116 votes – declared winner

Valerie Garrido-Lowe 76 votes

 

Audwin Rutherford 47 votes 

 

Spoilt ballots 4

 GENERAL SECRETARY

 

Marlon Williams 125 votes – declared winner

 

David Patterson 83 votes

 

Michael Carrington 12 votes

 

Spoilt ballots 2

 

The results of the election for members of National Executive Committee will be announced subsequently once the voting and counting process are completed, the party said in a statement.

 

The Returning Officer is Mr. Clayton Hall.

Nagamootoo declined the nominations for both the Leader and Chaiman posts. 

The 5th Biennial National Conference of the 12-year old AFC is being held at the Vreed en Hoop Primary School, West Bank Demerara.

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The future is becoming clearer. For the 2020 elections. The AFC will be around and be in partnership with the APNU, an adjunct to the PNC. This will keep the image of a "Third Force" so that they can still appeal to those who want to vote for neither of the major parties. 

The government will continue wooing the Amerindian vote. In the event that they are unsure, they will revert to their old trusted methods that kept them in power for 28 years. We might see Trottman as PM before the end of this year, but definitely by 2020.

Z
Zed posted:

The future is becoming clearer. For the 2020 elections. The AFC will be around and be in partnership with the APNU, an adjunct to the PNC. This will keep the image of a "Third Force" so that they can still appeal to those who want to vote for neither of the major parties. 

The government will continue wooing the Amerindian vote. In the event that they are unsure, they will revert to their old trusted methods that kept them in power for 28 years. We might see Trottman as PM before the end of this year, but definitely by 2020.

Naga resigning??

Django
Bibi Haniffa posted:

No mention has been made of a General Counsel.  Maybe there isn't one.  With Nigel Hughes' wife Cathy as Vice Chairman, his law firm could be handling their legal affairs.  There is a President Trotman/Prime Minister Cathy Hughes administration in the making for 2020.

There is,the names will be known later.

Django
VVP posted:

Not sure what the AFC purpose will be in 2020. Consolidating the black vote?? Looks like the whole party hierarchy is blacks.  Did the indos leaving in block except for the 2 stooges.  They are not going to pull Indian votes in 2020.  Interesting time ahead.  This is good results for a new third party.

The current government has no need for Indian votes. In fact, the current government has no need for any votes at all. My guess is that the final result of the 2020 elections is already finalized. 

FM
skeldon_man posted:
RiffRaff posted:

The way I see it, PNC will rule forever because if Guyanese Indos are like some of you here who want to lock up protestors, then it's truly gone fuh channa...no bloody backbone....just plenty mouth

Better to lock them up than having the police kill them.

Freedom or death...lots of people have died for freedom...would you want to see your children or grandchildren live in a free America, one without discrimination, or would prefer one in which they live in fear

FM
skeldon_man posted:
ksazma posted:
Django posted:
 

Naga resigning??

That is no longer Naga's choice. He has to do what he is told. 

JUDAS Naga was taken out of circulation the day after the PNC was installed.It was all premeditated. The stupid senile old man got conned.

Naggas did the right thing rass! You cannot depend on Indo Guyanese to fight back

FM
RiffRaff posted:
skeldon_man posted:
ksazma posted:
Django posted:
 

Naga resigning??

That is no longer Naga's choice. He has to do what he is told. 

JUDAS Naga was taken out of circulation the day after the PNC was installed.It was all premeditated. The stupid senile old man got conned.

Naggas did the right thing rass! You cannot depend on Indo Guyanese to fight back

Why should he depend on Indo Guyanese? He told the entire world that he is not an Indian. Let the man find his own race to fight for him.

FM

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