… says party won’t go it alone at next election with him at the helmBY Gary EleazarThe Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR) this year celebrates its 55th anniversary and Sunday’s 17th Biennial Congress concluded with Brigadier (rtd) David Granger emerging as the New Party leader.It was not a typical PNCR internal election usually characterized with boisterous bitterness being on full display.Logistics did pose a problem as both Candidates for the Leadership post Granger and Carl Greenidge reportedly expressed concerns over the process.Voting was delayed for a bit and contrary to reports that it there was a ruckus, it proceeded fairly smoothly throughout the day,Cheap Jerseys, taking into account limitations on the part of the organizers.The final result in terms of vote count was announced at 02: 00 h today.Previous party leader Robert Corbin did not contest the post,China NFL Jerseys, but rather than “abandon ship”, he sought a post on the Central Executive,Shortly before the conclusion of yesterday’s vote, which went late into the evening at Congress Place, Granger sat with this publication where he had expressed confidence in the arrangements for the ElectionAs the party undertook last minute verifications, Granger had indicated that he believes that adequate measures had been put in place to address the necessary concerns, but he stressed that the problems that would usually be encountered don’t actually affect the Congress,Nike NFL Jerseys China, but rather the selection of persons that head to the event.He brushed off the notion that last minute verification could be seen as a negative indicator and explained that, “it speaks well from the point of view that the party’s administration is leaving no stone unturned.”He told this publication that “this” reflects that the party’s administration exercised an abundance of caution as it relates to this year’s internal election.Granger’s track recordResponding to criticisms that he may not be up to the task at hand, given that he was never a politician, Granger pointed to the renewed enthusiasm by young Guyanese, primarily as it relates to politics and the workings of the political parties in the current climate.He pointed also to the turnout at General and Regional Election and said that while it was not as high as was expected, it did represent a renewed interest,NFL Jerseys Outlet, and this he credits to his leadership during the campaign.Granger who currently leads A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) defended his stewardship in that post, as more than adequate footing to stand on to serve him as Leader of the PNCR.He said that navigating the political climate following the results of the last Regional and General Election did require a different set of skills for which he has demonstrated he possesses.“It did require managerial skills, it did require negotiation, consultation,China NFL Jerseys, cooperation, and those are not skills that you publicize. But look at the impact in the National Assembly.”He explained that as a result of his leadership, the Alliance for Change (AFC), which holds seven of the 33 Combined Opposition seats in Parliament, voted along with APNU.“AFC and APNU were able to vote together and that is because of structures I put in place…that I David Granger put in place.”In speaking to his managerial skills that would give him the advantage over the others in heading the PNCR, Granger pointed to his management of a combination of parties in Parliament that fall under the APNU banner.He pointed to parties such as the Working Peoples’ Alliance (WPA) and the PNC, which have traditionally been at loggerheads, but are now working together as part of a coalition.“These are not skills which you can broadcast, but they are acquired skills which have produced an outcome.”He pointed also to the current No Confidence Motion against Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee, which he calls an impeachment and said that “it is led by David Granger and it calls for negotiations.”Turning his attention to the PNCR and its internal needs and his ability to deliver,Authentic MLB Jerseys Online, Granger said “I think that after seven months in the National Assembly, the achievements of the joint opposition are attributable to leadership skills.”PNC then and nowThe PNC left the executive halls of power following the 1992 Regional and General Election under its then Leader, Hugh Desmond Hoyte, and according to Granger, “it has been no secret that there have been internal challenges within the party,” since then.He was at the time giving his assessment of the party as it stands today as against 1992.Granger explained that it is no s