The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) today wrapped up its 30th Congress at Rose Hall, Berbice with the announcement of the results of the election of the 35-member leadership body.
Topping the votes was President of Guyana and General Secretary of the PPP, Donald Ramotar. In second was former President Bharrat Jagdeo.
iNews was reliably informed that among those elected in top ten of the Central Committee are Clement Rohee, Roger Luncheon, Gail Teixeira, Anil Nandlall, Pauline Sukhai, Navin Chandarpaul, Indra Chandarpaul and Frank Anthony.
New faces reportedly on the leadership include Shyam Nokta, Colin Croal, Nigel Dharamlall, Chitra Dass, Vishwa Mahadeo, David Armogan and Kwame Mckoy.
Reports from the PPP Congress indicate that there were a lot of discussions on factors that saw the PPP/C loosing its majority in Parliament. Also, several of the working sessions focused on plans and activities the PPP intend to undertake to “restore its majority” in Parliament.
iNews contacted the PPP Press Officer who could not confirm the results of the elections but noted that a press statement will be issued shortly.
At the opening of the Congress on Friday President Ramotar gave a personal commitment not to relent in the face of challenges from the opposition.
Addressing the opening ceremony of the PPP’s 30th congress at JC Chandisingh Secondary School in Port Mourant, the president said the party and Guyana as a whole cannot afford to relent to an opposition which has proven by their own doing, that they are unfit to run this country.
He told the party’s membership that they must be resolute in the face of struggles as the progress made so far is not invincible and has to be defended everyday and reinforced. Below is the full results:
Central Committee
1. Donald Ramotar-886
2. Bharrat Jagdeo-851
3. Frank Anthony- 724
4. Anil Nandlall- 690
5. Gail Teixeira- 651
6. Navin Chandarpal- 604
7. Roger Luncheon- 560
8. Indranie Chandarpal-552
9. Pauline Sukhai- 546
10. Clement Rohee-540
11. Robert Persaud-537
12. Ganga Persaud-528
13. Bheri Ramsaran-518
14. Hydar Ally-504
15. Mohamed Irfaan Ali- 503
16. Komal Chand-486
17. Ali Baksh-450
18. Zulfikar Mustapha-446
19. Clinton Collymore- 445
20. Jennifer Westford- 429
21. Dharamkumar Seeraj- 420
22. Nigel Dharamlall- 389
23. Neil Kumar- 387
24. Shyam Nokta- 381
25. Vishwa Mahadeo- 358
26. Desmond Kissoon-312
27. Fizal Jaffarally- 275
28. David Armagon- 268
29. Omar Sharieff- 248
30. Mohammed Hussein- 247
31. Philomena Sahoye-Shury- 245
32. Brian Alicock- 243
33. Kellawan Lall- 246
34. Kwame Mc Coy- 228
35. Chitreka Dass- 222
The new Central Committee will be meeting shortly and among other items on the agenda will be the election of a new Executive Committee and Secretariat of the party. The next Congress of the PPP is scheduled for 2016.
