APNU Leader David Granger says that his party remains committed to negotiating with the AFC over the position of Speaker in the National Assembly, but says that the opposition coalition does not feel that the AFC nominee Moses Nagamootoo would be the best person for the job.
Granger said that the coalition has put forward two nominees in Deborah Backer and Bishwaishwar `Cammie’ Ramsaroop for the post and was sticking by them. He said that the negotiations between APNU and the AFC were ongoing and added that the parties hoped to settle on the issue soon. APNU, he said, was committed to reaching consensus on the matter with the AFC and ruled out seeking the support of the PPP/C on the matter.
APNU Deputy Leader Dr Rupert Roopnaraine told Stabroek News last week that the APNU and the AFC intended to
