AFC leader Raphael Trotman has denied claims by the party’s former MP Charrandas Persaud that he had written to Trotman urging him to make a statement on comments made by Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Volda Lawrence about preferring to hire PNC people.
After defecting from the government benches to help the Opposition PPP/C pass a historic no-confidence motion against the government on Friday night, Persaud told the media that the statements made by Lawrence was one of the driving forces behind his decision to use his vote to support the no-confidence motion. Persaud’s ‘yes’ vote ensured the fall of the APNU+AFC government.
“You take her statement… I am PNC my friends are PNC I will give wuk to PNC and then what did Trotman do as leader? I wrote to him and said we have to make a statement. What did Trotman do as leader of the AFC? He defended Volda Lawrence and then she apologised and Trotman looked as if he was just pissed on by Volda Lawrence and I am taking this as a member of the AFC because I have no say. What about AFC? For Volda it’s not about being Afro or Indian but about being PNC,” Persaud said.
