{"id":6635,"date":"2020-08-17T19:38:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T00:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/?p=6635"},"modified":"2020-08-17T22:14:38","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T03:14:38","slug":"the-alliance-for-change-nominates-candidates-to-sit-in-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/afcguyana.com\/afcnew\/?p=6635","title":{"rendered":"THE ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE NOMINATES CANDIDATES TO SIT IN PARLIAMENT"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFC Press Statement<\/strong><\/p>\n

August 17, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Immediate Release<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE ALLIANCE FOR CHANGE NOMINATES CANDIDATES TO SIT IN PARLIAMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Alliance For Change has submitted a list of Members for Parliament with a balance of experience and youth. These persons were selected through a rigorous process undertaken by the Party\u2019s National Executive Council who voted on the issue, ranking the top nine candidates who will comprise the AFC\u2019s component to the APNU+AFC\u2019s team of Parliamentarians.<\/p>\n

The names submitted as a result of this process are:<\/p>\n

From the Geographic List – Region 4 Catherine Hughes and Deonarine Ramsaroop and from Region 10 Devin Sears.<\/p>\n

From the National Top Up list – Sherod Duncan, Juretha Fernandes, David Patterson, Haimraj Rajkumar, Khemraj Ramjattan and Raphael Trotman were selected.<\/p>\n

AFC Executive member Valerie Lowe expressed a desire to serve in the Party\u2019s rebuilding process and not in Parliament.<\/p>\n

The Alliance For Change recognizes that we could easily have chosen many more worthy of a seat in Parliament but, had to settle on nine. In this vein, the AFC also commits to the rotation of seats where, midterm, some of our deserving members will be considered to replace seated Parliamentarians from our initial list.<\/p>\n

At this time in Guyana\u2019s development, when the economy is poised to grow rapidly as an Oil and Gas producing nation, it is important that those with experience in this new industry take their place in order to influence the legal and policy framework for our energy and other vital sectors. Therefore, our previous ministers of Public Security, Natural Resources, Infrastructure, Telecommunications and Business have been returned to Parliament.<\/p>\n

We are excited that our list also includes new faces with an emphasis on youth and gender representation. We are confident that our new Parliamentarians will advocate policies that are of special relevance to youth, women and our Indigenous population.<\/p>\n

The Alliance For Change looks forward to working with our APNU coalition partners towards the fair and equitable distribution of Guyana\u2019s newfound wealth and opportunities to all its citizens, regardless of race, ethnicity or gender. We will also fight for the establishment of good governance and the fair application of Guyana\u2019s laws for the benefit of all its citizens.<\/p>\n

End.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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