Former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran has called on the government to end what he described as a “decades old stand-off” between itself and the Georgetown City Council since it is the senior party in the stand-off and has overall responsibility for the welfare of all citizens in Guyana.
Writing in his weekly column Conversation Tree, Ramkarran, who stated that the confrontation between the two has gone on too long and should end now, believes that Georgetown offers the opportunity to transform political conditions in Guyana.
“The PPP can never win the Mayoralty and the majority of seats on the City Council. But it needs a functioning City Council to assist with the management of the city, which is in the process of transformation. The transformation will become more intense and unless the government wants it to continue haphazardly, it needs negotiated outcomes with the City Council,” Ramkarran posited.
