Trotman tipped for AFC prime ministerial post

Raphael Trotman

Alliance for Change (AFC) insiders have tipped co-founder of the party, Raphael Trotman to be its prime ministerial candidate for upcoming elections.

Trotman surprised party representatives when he declined the nomination at a Special Convention last November, citing personal issues. Now, however, he is the strongest candidate for the position and has major support in the party. “I rather suspect it will be Raphael taking it [the position] hands down,” a party official told Stabroek News when contacted yesterday. “There is every likelihood it will be Trotman. I don’t see anybody putting up a challenge to him.”

Another official said Trotman would be the prime ministerial candidate. “As long as Trotman is in the running, nobody is