PM candidate selection for elections not a priority – PPP/C

PPPGeorgetown: People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) General Secretary Clement Rohee has said that the revelation of the name of the Prime Ministerial Candidate for the party was not a constitutional mandate and was not a top priority at this time.

In fact, having a running mate for the President for the upcoming general and regional elections is nowhere in the party’s constitution. The Party’s general secretary over time has had to respond to enquiries from the media at several of his press briefings about the identity of the Prime Ministerial Candidate for the PPP, more particularly after President Donald Ramotar had declared that Regional and General Elections could be held by the end of the first quarter of 2015.

But at his most recent press briefing on Monday, the GS told reporters that having a Prime Ministerial Candidate was not something that must be had. “I have said this before that when the time comes, I will announce. It is not constitutional to have a Prime Ministerial Candidate or a running mate for the President; those things are not in our constitution. It is not something that you have to do in fulfilment of your elections obligations. It is just a culture that has been developed for some people. Some may look forward for the naming of this person, but this will happen when the time comes.”