PPP/C urges West Berbice to ‘be ready’ with votes

Bibi Shadick speaking to the gathering at Shieldstown. Seated are: Regional Chairman; Bindraban Bisnauth and Deputy Regional Executive Officer; Govind Singh

Amid speculation that snap elections might be on the horizon, PPP/C leaders last evening told supporters of Shieldstown, West Bank Berbice that the parliamentary arrangement is becoming untenable and urged them to use their votes to ensure it does not find itself again in its current situation.

“Comrades, if and when, whenever the president of this country, his Excellency Donald Ramotar decides that enough is enough, you and I and all of us have to be ready to do what we did not do on November 28, 2011,” former Human Services Minister, Bibi Shadick told a gathering, in reference to the last general elections, where the PPP/C was returned to government but without a parliamentary majority. APNU and AFC have a one-seat majority in the National Assembly, which they used last week to effect a $21B reduction of the national budget over concerns about the spending.

The PPP/C is holding public meetings across the country to discuss the budget cuts and they come