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Feb 15, 2015 News
– Granger for President, Nagamootoo for Prime Minister
By Abena Rockcliffe
The leadership of both APNU and AFC pledge to lead our beloved country into a new dawn of national development, transparent governance, full accountability and invite all well thinking Guyanese to join in this important march as we give Guyana a second chance and to ensure you are on the right-side of history.
It is official. A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) have decided to go to the polls as one.
This was announced yesterday by Leader of APNU, David Granger, when the two parties hosted a joint press conference that served to make the unity known.
Granger told reporters that following weeks of “intense high level negotiations” the APNU and AFC have arrived at an agreement titled the “Cummingsburg Accord.”
Kaieteur News understands that the name resulted from the fact that all negotiations for the pro-democracy alliance were had at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street, Cummingsburg.
Granger, who would be the Presidential candidate, told the media that the agreement was signed by both parties yesterday.
Granger noted that both parties will contest the elections on a single list of candidates, APNU with the Presidential spot and AFC with the Prime Ministerial spot.
He said that the Cummingsburg Accord assures the AFC of 12 seats in the National Assembly in the construct of a new government. Meanwhile, APNU will be allocated one Vice President and AFC two Vice Presidents both of whom will be members of the Cabinet.
Granger said that “In reflecting the thinking and commitment to and for future constitutional reform it has been agreed that the Presidency will be reorganized.
He said that the President is Head of State, Head of Government, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and
shall have responsibility for the appointment of Constitutional Agencies and Commissions with the required and agreed democratic mechanisms of consultation and appoint Foreign Affairs, International Relations and Non-Commercial Treaties; National Security Policy, the Defence Board, The Joint Intelligence Committee and the Guyana Defence Force.
Granger added that the Prime Minister will take charge of Domestic National Affairs and the Chairing of Cabinet.
Granger said that the Prime Ministerial candidate, who was later identified as Nagamootoo, will also take charge of recommending Ministerial appointments and providing the organizational structures of Ministries for the approval of the President; appointment of Heads of Agencies and Non-Constitutional Commissions with the required and agreed democratic mechanisms of consultation and appoint Domestic Security (Home Affairs).
The Parties further agreed that Cabinet positions will allocated on a 60/40 basis between the APNU and the AFC respectively.
Granger said that both the Representative of the list and the Speaker of The House will be mutually selected by both parties from independent members of civil society.
Granger told the media, “This is an historic and watershed political development for our country as this new electoral alliance moves to put Guyana on the correct path, where all Guyanese regardless of ethnicity can feel fully motivated to be proud of his or her nation and is afforded the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the society while successfully caring for themselves and family.”
He said that the discussions were not easy and both parties had to give up some demands and “overcome decades of prejudices for us to have arrived at this most significant and momentous point of national renewal.”
The politician pointed out at the gathering which also included officials from both parties, that the work has just begun.
He noted, “We have no time to lose, starting immediately the General Secretaries of both parties will commence the process of combining our campaign teams into one unbeatable electoral machine to secure the victory this country urgently demands of us.’
Granger said that the leadership of both APNU and AFC “pledge to lead our beloved country into a new dawn of national development, transparent governance, full accountability and invite all well thinking Guyanese to join in this important march as we give Guyana a second chance and to ensure you are on the right-side of history.”
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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