Latest update March 4th, 2025 9:28 AM
Amna Ally walks from PNCR after 54 years
…cites disrespect to Vanessa Kissoon, other women
Kaieteur News- Longstanding member of the People’s National Congress Reform, Amna Ally has resigned from the party, citing a lack of respect for women by a certain faction of the leadership.
Longstanding member of the People’s National Congress Reform, Amna Ally.
“Comrades, with immediate effect it is with great regret that I have to tender my resignation from the PNCR of which my membership and association have been for over fifty-four years,” Ally a former general secretary for the party and government minister said.
Among the reasons she listed are: the continuous disregard for women “who are the backbone of this great party has been overwhelming.”
Secondly, she said as “as I am reminded of the “curse out” and shameful act meted out to prominent woman of Linden, Miss Vanessa Kissoon, a former Member of Parliament, the Mayor of Linden, Mr. Sharma Solomon, and prominent elder of the PNC, Miss Cheryl Sampson, in the presence of the Party General Secretary on the premises of Congress Place and amid an organised forum of the National Congress of Women (NCW).” Kissoon recently resigned from the party, but did not give any reason.
Ally said in her resignation letter:” this disgraceful conduct of women and men closely associated with Party Leader Aubrey Norton among whom was also a sitting member of Parliament brought shame and disgrace to the Party.
Notably all this lewd behaviour was taking place without rebuke amidst an organised forum for the National Congress of Women, intent on improving the quality-of-service women give to our Party. It is clear that the purpose of this thug like behaviour was to disturb and break up the forum,” Ally said.
She added: “This intent was not missed by the many senior women functionaries who publicly and privately expressed disgust at the level to which our Party has sunk under the leadership of Aubrey Norton.”
Ally said it hurts, “but I cannot continue to support such a party under the current leadership of Aubrey Compton Norton and his entire Executive. They should hang their heads in shame and resign.”
Ally reiterated “I cannot support a party which disrespects the role played by women who have always been the backbone of the PNCR, and call upon Aubrey Norton and the clique that surround him in the central executive to resign and save the party.
However, since that group now operate as if they own the party founded and excellently led by Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham, I have no hesitation, among deep hurt and regret, to tender my resignation and to call on all right-thinking women in the Party to stand up to this new tyrant.
Leadership must be given by leaders not rascals, bullies, embezzlers and indisciplined persons,” Ally said.
(Amna Ally walks from PNCR after 54 years)
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