CHAIRMAN of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) and former long-time member of the People’s National Congress (PNC), Daniel Seeram has said that his decision to endorse the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) in the upcoming election stems from the PNC’s decline into what he described as an “unattractive” party that repels youth and progressive thinking.
Seeram made these comments during his first interview since crossing the political floor, appearing on the “Starting Point” podcast where he explained that the PNC he joined in January 2020 is no longer recognisable, having lost the values and standards he once aligned himself with.
“It has become totally unattractive in a way that it kind of repels youth, it kind of repels progressive thinking,” Seeram explained.
According to the Regional Chairman, many of the bright young minds within the PNC have been sidelined and those who remain are not given the recognition or respect they deserve.
“That is quite a sad situation going on within the party and definitely, it falls directly on the leadership of the party at this time. In my assessment, in my review, I have come to the conclusion that my standards, my values, my morals don’t align with what is going on there anymore,” he pointed out.
Seeram said he and others had attempted over the years to foster greater inclusion and unity, but those efforts were consistently ignored.
Speaking on the turning point that led to his departure from the party, Seeram pointed to the treatment of late PNC stalwart and former minister, Amna Ally, even in death.
“She would have served the PNC for the past 50 years… at many levels, giving her entire life to it, making tremendous sacrifices. When you saw how she was treated even in death by the current leadership of the party, it