Hughes to remain AFC Chairman

From left at the press conference are Khemraj Ramjattan, Nigel Hughes and Moses Nagamootoo

Nigel Hughes yesterday announced that he will remain Chairman of the Alliance for Change (AFC) after withdrawing his resignation due to what he said was public confidence in him and the support of the party.

“After a period of reflection and after consultation… they have all expressed the view that my decision to leave politics and resign from the position of Chairman of the AFC should be reconsidered and they have urged me to reconsider that decision… as a consequence of those deliberations….  I have decided to withdraw my resignation as Chairman of the Alliance for Change…,” Hughes told a press conference at the Sidewalk Café.

On August 6, Hughes announced that he had offered his resignation from the chairmanship in the wake of a Kaieteur News