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| A possible change in leadership of the main opposition PNCR, local government reforms and preparations for local government elections are among issues to be discussed at the party’s first General Council meeting to be held this year.The second highest forum of the party after the biennial congress, the General Council will also set a date for the PNCR biennial congress due to be held by August this year.According to the party’s General Secretary,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, Oscar Clarke, the leadership of the party and change in its leadership are always big problems for any political organisation and this is no different for the PNCR. Even after the General Council,Ben Simmons Jersey, he said, this discussion will continue.It is expected that at least two contenders will be throwing their hats into the ring to bid for the leadership of the party. It is being reported in some quarters that Dr Richard Van West Charles,Jerseys Wholesale, a son-in-law of the late party founder and president,Jerseys Wholesale, Forbes Burnham, has a following of supporters urging him to seek the leadership post. Dr Van West Charles is known to have indicated his interest in this regard.It has also been reported that party executive Dr Aubrey Armstrong is being put forward by another faction within the party with strong support from current executive members of the party.Many party members and supporters are disenchanted with the leadership style of Party Leader Robert Corbin and they would like to see a change.The Barbados-based Dr Armstrong took part in the party’s recent leadership retreat to chart the way forward for the party.The issue of a change in leadership has been a contentious issue for the party since the last biennial congress held in July 2007 when former executive member,Cheap NFL Jerseys, Vincent Alexander, challenged Corbin’s leadership. He had called for a verification of the voters’ list,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, which his camp had contended was heavily padded.Corbin, on the other hand, has resisted calls to resign his post as the party leader and has maintained that his presence at the helm of the party would be left to the judgment of the party and its supporters.On the issue of local government reforms and local government elections, Clarke said that the PNCR and the entire parliamentary opposition were against the holding of local government elections without all local government reforms legislation being in place.“We are stepping up our position on this issue,” he said,Wholesale Authentic NFL Jerseys, adding that “having waited all these years for reforms all legislation should be completed and in place to ensure a smooth elections process. We are hoping that the government does not do anything piecemeal but would take the three vital pieces of legislation to Parliament at one time.”While two pieces of legislation – the local government electoral system and the fiscal transfer bills – have been completed, Clarke feels that the government was “playing the fool” with the Local Government Commission Bill.Local government and municipal elections were last held in 1994. These elections are due every three years. |
