{"id":15525,"date":"2024-01-15T16:12:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T16:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15525"},"modified":"2024-01-15T16:12:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T16:12:56","slug":"ppp-congress-scheduled-for-may-new-leadership-to-be-elected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ppp-congress-scheduled-for-may-new-leadership-to-be-elected\/","title":{"rendered":"PPP Congress Scheduled for May: New Leadership to be Elected"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP) is set to convene its delegates&#8217; congress in the second quarter of this year, as announced by General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo during his weekly press conference at the party\u2019s headquarters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The congress, long overdue, will mark the election of a new leadership for the ruling party after almost seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo explained that the delay in holding the congress was attributed to several pressing matters of significant national interest that required the party&#8217;s attention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Samuel-PPP-Congress-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The upcoming event is anticipated to address critical issues within the party and the country at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked about his potential candidacy for the position of General Secretary, Dr. Jagdeo stated that his decision would depend on the circumstances prevailing when the elections are held. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Samuel-PPP-Congress-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Jagdeo assumed the role of General Secretary in January 2017 during the party\u2019s last congress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite transitioning to the position after serving as Leader of the Opposition, he continued in the role even after the PPP&#8217;s victory in the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The congress will provide an opportunity for party members to engage in discussions and elect a new 32-member Central Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is expected to shape the future direction of the party and address key matters affecting Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The People\u2019s Progressive Party (PPP) is set to convene its delegates&#8217; congress in the second quarter of this year, as announced by General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo during his weekly&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15512,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15528,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15525\/revisions\/15528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}