By Tracey Khan-Drakes
[www.inewsguyana.com] –The events of Nomination Day on Tuesday April 07, were marred by “civil disorder” by A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) supporters and led to a number of businesses closing their doors and sending staff home
This is according to Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon who said that the supporters of the coalition behaved, “unruly” as is the norm every nomination day.
He claimed this led to the closure of businesses in the city since many from the private sector were afraid. “Businessmen have resorted to what is becoming a very familiar course of action; they lock for the day and secure their premises.”
This Dr. Luncheon noted was cabinet’s review of the nominations day activities.
“Cabinet equally noted elements of unruly behavior of and during the APNU+AFC proceedings and recalled that this is fasting becoming a feature of supporters and those who are attracted to events where they APNU+AFC gather and make their lengthy passages through the streets and thoroughfares of Guyana.”
The Government spokesman then boasted of the PPP/C’s procession which was done in an, ‘orderly’ and smooth manner with a much smaller crowd than that of the opposition coalition.
Meanwhile, Dr. Luncheon called the APNU+AFC’s submitted lists of candidates to GECOMon nominations day, significantly ‘flawed’.
He believes that the APNU+AFC lists significantly lacks diversity, “unlike the PPP’s lists which addressed the diversity which exists in Guyana, “male, females, different ethnic group, different races, ages, classes, religions, all were represented in appropriate numbers on the list.”
He noted that the lack in diversity for the opposition lists is more specific to religions and gender and is inconsistent with electoral laws and has since called for corrections to be made to the opposition’s lists before it is gazetted and becomes official.
“It would be up to GECOM to rule competently as the law provides on this matter and of course to provide the representative of the lists with an opportunity to make corrections prior to the submission to the lists as an official representation of this political alliance.”
Sir no one was slapped.
This school Teacher was so drunk, he could not even spell his name.
This is the dullness manifested in many PNCpamltreeckeryAFCkeyless.
They love to bully when an old fashion please and thank you will do.
I was beaten and you sound like the bully who stole my roti.
Sorry for the mispelt. I mean Ramotar
You should be ashamed to talk about civil order,when through the years you and your collegues raped the LAWS of this LAND.You don`t have the authority to lecture to anyone.The business places have the democratic right to close or open,likewise people have the democratic right to walk in any street.
You are so green,blind and backward that you don`t even know what`s taking place around you.You are so brain-washed in your ignorance that you will never learn.You will suffer and die a puppet or a fool.
When ever were Indians beaten during the PNC being in office? Stop trying to scare people. What about the Amerindian man that was slapped by the President’s security detail?
Typical PNC who never change. This is the very PNC who Granger was part and parcel of in rigging elections by getting nine months old baby to vote for PNC.
Don’t believe me? Please Google. All haters are welcome!
“Mr. Burnham does it again: A look at how PNC rigged 1973 Election in Guyana”
Well Mose Parrot …you are definitely showing that you can only recite what is told to you…aka ..Parrot Disorder………Grenn you are just easy!!
All desperation the part of the ppp/c. I work close to there and our business were not closed. Let luncheon name the businesses the closed their door. Infact my cousins business on Robb street closed because of the ppp ppl won’t let their customers pass. The store is the colour store. Go ask them.
Put them in and the Indian people’s beatings commence on the 12th of May.
just like how business people – citizens –those in parliament that are not pnc- those at gecom are very much afraid of pnc–the entire world knows pnc track record..pnc has nothing to lose so they feel they can do as they please whenever they please..they can take to the streets to march and protest anything they feel will make them feel good…if pnc is to be installed to power–again—there would be none of this but guess what??? A B C countries especially country A love destabilization in other countries.