By Jomo Paul
On Saturday, February 14, the two parties signed the accord, which would see them contesting the May 11 General and Regional elections under one umbrella, in hope of being able to win the elections with a defined majority in the National Assembly.
Rohee, speaking at the Party’s weekly press conference on Tuesday February 17, made it clear the PPP was not surprised by the move to coalesce noting that the two have “been working in tandem to frustrate the PPP’s agenda in Parliament.”
According to Rohee, the Party finds it rather “nauseating” to note how far the once two political opposition factions have “sunk” to attain political power.
He noted that the AFC has been virtually “forced to swallow their pride” and eat the “proverbial humble pie.”
“The so called Cummingsburg Accord, will be remembered with shame down the corridors of time, as the day of betrayals of principal on the part of the AFC,” said Rohee while noting that the move to have Moses Nagamootoo as the Prime Ministerial Candidate is merely “cosmetic.”
He said that the PPP has noted that no fundamental or pillars of the alliance were announced, speculating that the only real thrust behind the coalition was to unseat the PPP.
“I think the AFC has signed their death warrant. They are quite likely to be the biggest losers in an election that will be hotly contested in a two way fight,” said the PPP General Secretary, adding “who don’t end up dead politically will come out badly wounded.”
He said that already, supporters of the AFC have started to dwindle and the coalition may very well serve as an “impetus” to such a loss of support.
Rohee maintained that despite the two political factions coalescing, the PPP is sure of a majority win for its Party coming out of the May 11 polls.
