APNU executive meets for first time in years

Jul 23, 2017 News

The executive council of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) met yesterday for the first time in two years. In effect this is the first time the coalition has met since it ascended to administrative office.
Yesterday’s meeting resulted from another meeting that President David Granger had with members of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) a few weeks ago. The APNU sent out a missive last night that served to inform that the meeting was successful.
The meeting was chaired by President Granger who is also the chairman of APNU.
The APNU Executive Council is made up of five political parties, the Guyana Action Party (GAP), the Justice for All Party (JFAP), the National Front Alliance (NFA), the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA); all parties were represented at this meeting.
Granger, in his opening remarks, emphasised the importance of keeping the partnership strong. The chairman referred the members to the Statement of Principles that guided the formation and the vision of the APNU.
The Executive examined a Report which was commissioned by the chairman of APNU. That Report presented the views emanating from consultations with each of the parties, on the future development of the APNU. Each member-party was invited to comment on its details. Each agreed that the Report faithfully reflected their views.
APNU said that its Executive also discussed strategic issues relevant to the future of the Partnership and the Coalition. The meeting also discussed matters of concern raised by the executive of the WPA; Amerindian land titling; the upcoming 2018 Local Government Elections, the frequency of Executive meetings and other critical issues.
The current and future policy positions and requirements for the APNU to satisfy the developmental needs of Guyana were considered too.
The statement reported that the Chairman proposed that for the future functioning of APNU’s Executive, its detailed activities should be dealt with by the formation of five Commissions, which would be responsible for Administration, Communities, Education, Elections and Finance.
Members of the Executive agreed that there should be greater frequency of meetings, since the value of such an approach was illustrated by the success of today’s Executive Committee meeting.
The meeting was conducted in a fraternal manner but representatives from the parties engaged in a frank exchange of ideas and concerns about the strengths and shortcomings of the APNU. The meeting committed the APNU to a speedy and amicable resolution of the concerns raised and the parties recommitted themselves to the continued success of the Coalition government and its re-election in 2020.
Nothing was stated about the next scheduled meeting. Also, the statement did not address whether the WPA ventilated the issue of feeling sidelined. Efforts to contact WPA executives proved futile.

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