The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) at a meeting yesterday, deliberated on a conflict of interest that arose within the Accreditation Congress Committee as the party gears up to host its 21st Biennial Congress later this month.
The CEC said that while it recognizes the right of Delegates to support candidates of their choice, it reasoned that a conflict of interest arose where members of the Accreditation Committee – which is responsible for selecting the delegates who would be voting for candidates – are at the same time openly campaigning for candidates of their choice.
Carol Smith-Joseph, Anette Ferguson and Ganesh Mahipaul accepted the position of the CEC and withdrew from the Accreditation Congress Committee, the party said today.
The CEC thanked them for their service and immediately called for persons to be nominated as replacements. The work of the Accreditation Congress Committee is significantly advanced; hence their withdrawal will not delay its completion, the party said.
They said too that it reassures members, supporters and the nation of its commitment to a free, fair and transparent congress on the 11th December 2021.
