Despite filing court proceedings challenging the appointments of the Mayor of Mabaruma and the chairmen of six Neighbourhood Democratic Councils, the PPP yesterday expressed its willingness to restart the negotiation process so as to resolve the situation in the interest of affected residents.
“The PPP…, is signalling its willingness to re-engage in negotiations with the Granger government over the resolution of the impasse of councils of the tied [Local Authority Areas] LAAs,” the party said in a statement which was read at its weekly press conference.
It stated that in April 2016, negotiations failed to resolve the impasse on the
