A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday after several weeks of speculation unveiled its Prime Ministerial Candidate Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, who along with Presidential Candidate David Granger will lead the Opposition coalition into the General Election come November 28.It was widely reported that Granger had favoured a female running mate, but Dr Roopnaraine had also been a favourite for the position for some time now.The leadership team as unveiled by the coalition yesterday consists of a number of political stalwarts as well as new blood, but the majority are from the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR).Among those on the leadership team for APNU are Sydney Allicock, who recently won the Anthony Sabga Award and is a long time advocate for Amerindian Affairs, Former Finance Minister Carl Greenidge,China Jerseys Wholesale, Former PNCR Members of Parliament Dr George Norton, Volda Lawrence, Basil Williams, Amna Ally, Dawn Hastings, Africo Selman, Keith Scott, Deborah Backer, Anthony Vieira and Cheryl Sampson.APNU’s Presidential Candidate David Granger (right) and Prime Ministerial Candidate Dr Rupert Roopnaraine.Some of the others in the leadership team that can be considered new to the political scene are GYSM Chairman Chris Jones, Attorney-at-Law James Bond and former broadcast journalist Nicole Telford.The others on the leadership team include former Alliance for Change (AFC) member Rishee Thakur, WPA Executive Desmond Trotman, PNCR Chairman Bishwaishwar ‘Cammie’ Ramsaroop, Ganesh Mahipaul,NFL Jerseys Clearance, Vaughn Phillips,NFL Jerseys Authentic, Annette Ferguson and Tabitha Sarabo.Following the announcement of the team, Granger, in light of not having a female running mate, said that what he had indicated was a personal preference,NFL Jerseys Outlet, but the decisions for the coalition are based on consensus.“I have known Dr Rupert Roopnaraine for a long time and I am very confident that the position that he occupies will make a winning ticket for APNU.”Granger contended that despite the fact that he had preferred a female running mate, “we are in a partnership and our decisions are made consensually and I am very satisfied with the decision which has been arrived at.”Granger explained that the reason why the announcement/decision took this long was,Cheap NBA Jerseys China, “because we were searching for a team that would satisfy certain principles that we had accepted early on in the campaign.”He sought to reassure that there was no deliberate delay or uncertainty, explaining further that the time taken represents the complexity of the search,NHL Ice Hockey Jerseys, “and we are now all satisfied.”Granger contends that to the best of their ability, the team selected is in keeping with the formula that they had devised.The formula he referred to was recently expounded by the retired brigadier who had told media operatives that APNU is trying to embed in its leadership core the EGGGO principle which speaks to, “Ethnicity, Gender, Geographic, Generational and Occupational” balance, “that is what we are fine tuning.”Speaking to the age factor, namely the fact that in both APNU and the Peoples Progressive Party/ Civic the Presidential Candidate and Prime Ministerial running mates are all in their 60s, Granger said, “we have experience, we have policies which the population has embraced, we have the support of seven parties and we have been going around the country on a campaign at the grass roots level which has energised the masses.”The Presidential Candidate said that the APNU team has attracted the support of those who want change in the country and in his opinion represents the vast majority of the electorate.“They see a combination which they are satisfied with and which they believe will bring about the type of government and the type of change they desire.”In terms of the final list of candidates, Granger said that APNU is still in the latter stages of that, pointing out that submissions have been received from across the length and breadth of Guyana and a formula has been established to examine the submissions.He promised that well before Nomination Day an announcement will be made.As it relates to the party’s manifesto they have agreed to have this published in November, at a point where it will have the greatest impact.