Nearly a year after being ousted from office, a clash has erupted in the PPP leadership with former President Bharrat Jagdeo at the centre of the maelstrom and a crucial party congress is likely to be deferred as officials tussle to consolidate their positions.
“Everyone is fighting to get internal voters on their side to better their chances at the top spot. It is a lot going on,” a source close to the PPP leadership told Stabroek News. “There are cliques and it deals with those aligned with specific members of the hierarchy. If this person knows that you are talking to or shows an open likeness for this or that person, then one clique leader tries to sideline that person. So you see people are afraid to openly show likeness especially when Jagdeo is around,” another source said.
A PPP congress is due this year according to the party’s constitution but the sources told Stabroek News that the issue is not being discussed by the hierarchy of the party and it is very unlikely that it
