Rohee denies PPP infighting, mum on presidential hopes

PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee yesterday strongly denied reports of infighting among the party’s leadership and asserted that it is united and stronger than ever.

Rohee also declined to offer comments on him possibly seeking to be the party’s presidential candidate for the 2020 general elections.

Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Rohee dismissed as “speculative” a report published in Monday’s Stabroek News, which. The report, headlined “PPP executives jockeying for top position,” said a clash had erupted among the party’s leadership and that a key party congress due this year is likely to be deferred as officials tussle to consolidate their positions.

“The party wishes to point out that such stories about the PPP are not new;