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APNU tells Catholic Church ‘No backing down’
A meeting between Catholic Bishop of Georgetown, Francis Alleyne, and A Partnership for National
Catholic Bishop of Georgetown, Francis Alleyne
Unity (APNU) over the current political impasse with Parliament, has seen the latter insisting that it will not negotiate with the ruling party unless the prorogation is reversed.
According to a statement from the Bishop, on Thursday last, after a meeting with President Donald Ramotar, he indicated his intentions to meet with members of the Parliamentary Opposition. As such, he met with David Granger, Leader of the Opposition, on Tuesday. The official was accompanied by Gino Persaud and Albert Rodrigues.
Present at the meeting at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition, were Brigadier Granger, Deputy Chairman of the APNU, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine; APNU General Secretary, Joseph Harmon; Shadow Minister for Local Government, Ronald Bulkan; and Director of Communications, Mark Archer.
According to the church leader, he particularly stressed the need for trust and reconciliation in the context of the present impasse.
“I also expressed my concern for the young people of the nation and the negative impact events in the country may have on them. The two delegations also shared the importance for constitutional reform.”
During the meeting, Bishop Alleyne said that APNU took the opportunity to iterate its position that there will be no negotiations with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) administration, unless the Presidential proclamation of prorogation is reversed and Parliament reconvened.
“I am very grateful to Mr. David Granger and his delegation for accommodating my request to meet, and look forward to meeting with members from the Alliance For Change (AFC).”
The current situation in Parliament has members of civil society worried.
Earlier this month, in face of a no-confidence motion, President Ramotar ordered the suspension of Parliament for six months. While the constitution gives the President the powers to prorogation, as the suspension is known, the timing of it had sparked widespread criticism that it was but a ploy to thwart any debate on the no-confidence motion.
APNU, in a statement yesterday, said that its Executive Council met in an emergency session yesterday and agreed on a “course of action to demand the restoration of Parliamentary democracy by resisting the President’s resort to dictatorship.”
APNU said that its Executive Council iterates “its firm decision not to accept this denial of democracy and not to allow President Ramotar and the Peoples Progressive Party to implant a ‘one-party’ dictatorship in this country.”
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