Georgetown: Opposition Leader Joesph Harmon has tendered his resignation on Wednesday following massive pressure from the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R).
His resignation sets the stage for the election of a new Leader of the Opposition which is expected to clear the way for PNC/R leader Aubrey Norton to become a Member of Parliament and be elevated to the post of Opposition Leader.
Former PNC Leader David Granger stepped down from the position on Tuesday morning as he met with other top members of the APNU.
At the time, Mr. Harmon also indicated that he would be stepping down as General Secretary of the APNU.
Immediately, the PNC Leader Aubrey Norton was elected to the position of Chairman of the APNU. The People’s National Congress is the largest party in the APNU+AFC Coalition.
Norton and Harmon have been in talks about the position of Opposition Leader over the past few weeks, after Norton’s big win in the elections for Party Leader at the PNC Congress.
