AFC member Juretha Fernandes joins APNU as Prime Ministerial candidate
Jun 18, 2025
Kaieteur News- Alliance for Change (AFC) member, Juretha Fernandes has joined forces with A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) as it Prime Ministerial (PM) Candidate months after she denied being offered a leadership position by the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR).
AFC Member, Juretha Fernandes and AFC Leader, Nigel Hughes posing together for a photo during a recent outreach.
Reports of Fernandes being offered a PM position by the PNCR began surfacing in April after she appeared alongside PNCR officials during a recent parliamentary outreach in Essequibo. When asked about the speculation, Fernandes reportedly told another section of the media that her attendance was based solely on her duty as an elected representative responding to the needs of her constituents.
However, Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton confirmed with Kaieteur News on Wednesday that she is among APNU’s list of candidates contesting the upcoming Regional and General Elections.
Kaieteur News understands too that she is not the only AFC member that has joined APNU. Another AFC Parliamentarian Sherod Duncan is also among the candidates on APNU’s list.
Speaking with Kaieteur News on Fernandes’ move, AFC Leader said, that he expects her tender her resignation “Shortly”.
News of Fernandes’ switch to APNU came moments after Opposition Parliamentarian, Amanza Walton Desir cut ties with PNCR and formed her own political party.
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