AFC presents lists of candidates but still no PM Candidate named – INews Guyana
Without naming its Prime Ministerial Candidate, the Nigel Hughes-led Alliance For Change today submitted the party’s lists of candidates to the Guyana Elections Commission.
Hughes told reporters afterwards that the party’s National Executive will be deciding on the PM candidate later this week.
“The highest-decision making body in the party…has to consider all the names on the list as potential candidate for prime minister… There are quite a few, in excess of four [names],” Hughes told reporters.
The AFC’s presidential hopeful, who will be contesting in all the regions, believes his party has reflects Guyana.
“This is perhaps the broadest of representatives we can get. Fifty per cent of Cabinet, if we’re lucky enough to be elected, will be women. Almost fifty per cent of our candidates on the list are females and they’re also ethnically diverse,” Hughes stated.
Among those on the list is former APNU+AFC Coalition member, Jaipaul Sharma, who served as Junior Finance Minister under that regime.
With his experience and that of several other professionals, the AFC is confident heading into the September 1 polls. In fact, Hughes dismissed the impact of his party’s failure to secure another coalition agreement with the A Partnership for National Unity.
