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AFC has sacrificed its principles for expediency and opportunism – Ram
Anti-corruption advocate and attorney at law, Christopher Ram, says that he is quite disappointed
Anti-Corruption advocate, Christopher Ram
in the Alliance For Change (AFC) which is one of the main parties in the governing coalition. Ram’s disenchantment stems from his view that the AFC has abandoned its core principles and is failing to demonstrate its commitment to influencing real change in Guyana.
Ram expressed his views during a recent interview with Kaieteur News.
The attorney pointed to two main promises made by the AFC that it has failed to live up to – ensure that Constitutional Reform is made a priority and stand up against excessive use of power.
Ram said, “I am indeed disappointed in the leadership of the AFC, because one of the commitments that the AFC had made prior to elections is that it would provide the kind of balance against any excess by the APNU wing of the alliance, but the AFC is not demonstrating that it is upholding that commitment.”
In this regard, Ram pointed out that the AFC said nothing about what he believes was President David Granger’s recent “abuse of power”. He was speaking about the fact that Minister of State, on behalf of President Granger, recently wrote the Police Service Commission (PSC) instructing that the body halt police promotions.
It was then revealed that at least three of the officers that were to be promoted were called to testify in the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the way the police handled the report of the alleged plot to assassinate President Granger.
Ram also expressed disappointment in the fact that the AFC has not pushed ahead strongly to ensure Constitutional Reform.
The lawyer said, “The AFC has been extremely hypocritical on this question of Constitutional Reform. It has seemingly become a secondary issue to the AFC. The AFC has sacrificed its principles for expediency and opportunism.” (Abena Rockcliffe-Campbell)
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