The opposition Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday announced that it will hold its 31st Congress in the last quarter of this year.
In a statement following a meeting of the PPP’s Central Committee (CC) on Saturday, the party said that the CC “resolved unanimously to hold its 31st Congress in the last quarter of the year (2016) in keeping with the Party’s Constitution.”
The last PPP congress was held in Berbice in August 2013 and one is due this year. How-ever, there was speculation that internal rifts would lead to a postponement. Sources close to the party say former presidents Bharrat Jagdeo and Donald Ramotar and current General Secretary (GS) Clement Rohee would be looking to gather votes at the congress and to have their supporters elected to the new CC. Sources suggest that Ramotar could well challenge Rohee for the position of GS once the congress is over while Jagdeo would be assessing the prospects of a possible run for a third term in 2020.
