THE Alliance For Change (AFC) has been hurt by the decision of its Leader, Mr. Raphael Trotman, to turn down nomination as the running mate for the small party’s Presidential candidate, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, at next year’s general elections, members said yesterday.
AFC co-founder, Ms. Sheila Holder was selected as the Prime Ministerial candidate after Trotman turned down nomination on the grounds of health and personal reasons.Party members said they were shocked at Trotman’s refusal to be Ramjattan’s running mate, deepening speculation that the rift between the two men that surfaced earlier this year still exists.
The AFC special national convention at the Ocean View Convention Centre, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, was called to select candidates for the two top posts for next year’s polls.
Sources said delegates were expecting a Ramjattan-Trotman ticket and several tried in vain to get Trotman to change his stand after he declined running with Ramjattan.
However, one insider suggested that by standing down, Trotman would not be blamed when the AFC does poorly at the 2011 elections under the Ramjattan/Holder ticket, paving the way for his resurgence in 2016 .
The AFC was engulfed by a leadership crisis for several months earlier this year with separate groups backing Trotman and Ramjattan as Presidential candidates after the party’s top brass failed to honour a rotation agreement that would have seen Ramjattan take over as AFC leader
He turn down every position so he wouldn't be apart of nothing when the AFC fail come 2011 election even the same thing would have happen he would have feel more comfort.
ReplyDeleteOnce the int the presidential candidate he int want no position in the AFC so he just saying that he got health issues.
ReplyDeleteThis is a sign that Trotman wants power once he don't have that he don't want nothing not even prime spot he i guess he know that why take a position when the AFC wouldn't get in to office come 2011.He's kinda smart after all cause the AFC will ever win an election.
ReplyDeletetrotman call for a boycott has now show his result and his reason why he wanted an election boycott,well that plan did notwork and all are in favor of ramajatan so he trotman step down so that all the blame will be on ramajatan after the 2011 general election.
ReplyDeletetrotman step down so that all the blame for failure will be in the hands of ramajatan.
ReplyDeleteall of a sudden he has health problem...thats a lame excuse..trotman real mad at ramjattan's position that he aint want no position cause he knows that the party will fail in the upcoming elections and he aint want look bad. he still continues to show the selfish side of him...
ReplyDeleteeveryone knows that trotman is unhappy with the decision thats why he refuses to accept any position. this shows that he has no confident in the candidates choosen and he only believes that he will lead the party to some sort of victory..
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