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Granger leads outreach to Linden
On Friday 31st January and Saturday 1st February 2014, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Members of Parliament led by Opposition Leader Brigadier David Granger conducted an out-reach exercise in Linden- Upper Demerara- Berbice Region. During the two day exercise the Parliamentarians, party leaders and local activists fanned-out
APNU’s Leader Brigadier (rtd), David Granger greets some of the youths in the community.
into several communities in Wismar and McKenzie with over 10 communities being visited. House to house visits were conducted and leaders got an opportunity not only to bring APNU’s message to members of the community, but also to listen to and see first-hand, the challenges facing the residents. The Opposition Leader and his team were given a warm welcome by residents.
On November 28th 2013 APNU launched its Local Government campaign and have since conducted several public meetings and out-reach exercises all across the country. APNU Local Government Elections Campaign Director, Mr. Winston Felix, said the Linden out-reach was just the first of many such exercises that will be conducted nation-wide in the coming weeks and month. At a Press Conference on Friday 31st January at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier David Granger said that APNU was preparing for Local Government elections this year (2014).
The Campaign Director said that the exercise was a great opportunity for APNU to understand what is happening at the level of the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs), and for national and regional leaders to get familiar with the problems facing NDC’s so that they can better understand what will be needed to mount successful campaigns in individual local government areas and constituencies. Some of the issues that were of concern to residents were – marketing of their farm produce, high costs of living, poor roads, inadequate water supply, unemployment and the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) administration failing to fulfill agreements that were signed between the government and the representatives of the people of Linden in August 2012.
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