APNU leader David Granger recently raised again the idea of an ANPU/AFC coalition but AFC Leader Khemraj Ramjattan is against such a move saying it would leave the party as “dead meat.”
Ramjattan recounted to Stabroek News yesterday that at their most recent meeting, Granger indicated that he would like to raise the issue of a coalition with AFC. Ramjattan said they told the APNU leader that they were in no position to deal with it at that stage. He added that he indicated to Granger that the matter would have to be profoundly discussed and deliberated on by the party.
The AFC leader added that he also gave his personal view that the AFC and APNU would be better placed in contesting elections as separate bodies and would do better against the PPP.
Ramjattan said that personally, he does not support an APNU and AFC coalition. However, the party at its various forums will discuss the matter and give a response to APNU. The AFC leader stated that at this stage, he is “very much against it.”
According to Ramjattan, if they choose that route, there is every likelihood that the PPP will “make hay in that kind of sunshine”
