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‘Goat ain’t bite meh’Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee,Jordan Jefferson LSU Jersey, yesterday declared his willingness to run as the PPP’s presidential candidate at the 2011 general elections, widening the race among the elite of the party.General Secretary Donald Ramotar and Speaker of the House, Ralph Ramkarran,Leonard Fournette LSU Jersey, both party stalwarts,Miami Hurricanes Jerseys, have already expressed their willingness to accept the nomination if offered. Yesterday, Rohee made no hesitation in declaring his intentions.“Goat ain’t bite meh,” Rohee declared at a press conference he called to address drugs and crime.The constitution bars President Bharrat Jagdeo from seeking re-election at the 2011 polls,Dwyane Wade Marquette Jersey, since he would have served two full terms in office.This puts the weight on the party to decide who will stand as the Presidential Candidate. Rohee said yesterday he has already informed the PPP of his desire to run for the post.“Once you’re an altar boy, you aspire one day to become the priest and then you aspire another day to become the bishop and the pope; once you’re a member of the team,Le Veon Bell Michigan State Jersey, you aspire one day to become the captain.“I’ve been an altar boy,Tim Hardaway Jr. Michigan Jersey, I’ve been a priest for so many years and the same thing applies to the team and the captaincy. I would not shy away if the captaincy is thrust upon me,Kansas Jayhawks Jerseys, or the Papacy is thrust upon me,” Rohee stated.Rohee spoke about those who have put forward their names, and threw jabs at those being packaged and made by the media.“I am not made and packaged by any media house; I am made and packaged by people who I have been working with at the party,” Rohee stated.Rohee previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Trade and International Co-operation before he was named Minister of Home Affairs in 2006.In late December last year,Brad Kaaya Miami Jersey, the party’s General Secretary said he would consider it an honour if he is chosen as the party’s presidential candidate.Ramotar, who was elected as the party’s general secretary in 1997 following the death of party leader, Dr Cheddi Jagan,Lower Merion Jerseys, is highly favoured for the job. |
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