Granger, Ramjattan for talks on split of LGE seats

President David Granger will today meet Alliance For Change (AFC) leader Khemraj Ramjattan to discuss concerns that the allocation of APNU+AFC coalition seats won in Georgetown and other parts of the country at the recent local government elections was unfair.

While AFC sources told Stabroek News that members raised concerns about the allocations with party leaders on Sunday, Granger, who is also leader of APNU, yesterday said that he was not notified by the AFC leader or the party of the issue and he only learned of it after reading yesterday’s edition of the Stabroek News. Neverthe-less, he said he has made the decision to address it as early as possible.

“I have not been spoken to by the AFC. I am aware of what was published in the papers, that’s all, and I intend to meet with the leader of the AFC as early as possible, to discuss his concerns. On the part of the coalition, in my view, we have not breached any