Latest update September 17th, 2026 10:25 AM
Chris Ram declines offer to be nominated for PNCR Presidential candidate
Business columnist and TV host, Christopher Ram, has declined an offer to run for President for the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) in the upcoming General Elections slated for next year.
Confirming that he turned down the offer made by a faction of PNCR top officials, Ram, a chartered accountant and lawyer by profession, said a PNCR-affiliated group based in East La Penitence on Friday evening made the offer.
With nominations for Presidential candidates reportedly closed for the party on Saturday,
Ram yesterday disclosed that he turned down the offer that same day, after conferring with his family and friends.
A critic of a number of government policies and key issues, Ram has over time raised the ire of the administration.
He pointed out that not being a PNCR member and immediate questions on his foreseeable options of choosing other candidates, were among some of the main reasons for turning down the offer made by the team, led by Volda Lawrence, a senior official of that party.
Ram was invited to a forum of the East La Penitence group and yesterday said that the invitation to become a Presidential candidate took him completely by surprise.
Questioned whether he would be open to running for the Presidency, Ram answered in the affirmative by saying that he will do anything for his country.
According to the accountant, the group was “disappointed” with his answer.
Had Ram accepted the nomination, he would have had to contend against former Minister of Finance under the Burnham administration, Dr. Carl Greenidge, retired army chief, David Granger, Parliamentarian Basil Williams and former Minister under the PNC, Dr. Faith Harding.
According to Ram, should he run, there are a number of immediate issues that will be tackled.
These include the abolition of the Executive Presidency; the reduction of the number of ministries and ministers; the setting up of the long overdue Procurement Commission; the balancing of the budget and the reduction of Value Added Tax among others.
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