Dear Editor,
Now that the Alliance For Change (AFC) has announced the party’s National Conference will be in January 2017, it leaves many to ponder as to its truthfulness. A few months back, the party’s General Secretary said that the National Conference will be held before the year is out.
The AFC knows that they have lost around 60 per cent of their support nationally and here in Berbice they have lost almost 50 per cent of their supporters. Those that hold on to the AFC are the ones that have no support or have nowhere to go.
In Berbice, since Ramayya’s exit, we hardly hear of the AFC and its works. They have betrayed the Indians and people that voted for them in Berbice. Look at the recent appointment of the REO, it’s a conflict of interest. She is related to one of PNC’s top brass that sits on the RDC and holds a very senior position within the health administration.
The AFC, during their elections campaign TV programmes, said that 60 per cent of the positions will belongs to the AFC in Region 6. Well, maybe they missed to include the zero at the back of the 60 per cent, because all the AFC has is 6 per cent of RDC Councillors. The AFC has no one representing the people in Region Six. The MP they put there is non-supportive to the residents of Berbice. He is never available to listen and assist with the issues of the people. The PM Rep only represents those in high positions and has big businesses.
How much jobs have the AFC created for its party fighters in Regions Five and Six?
Where is the voice of Mr Abel Seetaram, who highlights things when it goes wrong in the region? I am challenging Mr Seetaram to come out and speak up against the injustices being done by the AFC to its supporters. As a young man, he knows he has lots of followers. Mr Seetaram maybe a bit controversial, but he is always standing up for the people. I call on him to run at the upcoming conference of the party for a senior position.
The AFC is a party that is now facing lots of challenges, be it to regain confidence in the hearts of the people and its lost supporters, be it maintaining its grounds, be it getting more support in having an energetic and dynamic leadership structure.
The AFC leadership has miserably failed its supporters and members. They are at the cross roads and that is why they have decided to have the national conference out of the constitutional timeframe which is every two years. In a next letter I will surely outlined some of the positions and who should be the holder of those positions.
Sincerely,
James Fraser
AFC Member
