Shortly before Burnham's death, he and other members of the PNC had embarked on talks with the opposition People's Progressive Party attempting to achieve a national unity formula to deal with the country's problems.
Kurz vor Burnhams Tod hatten er und andere Mitglieder der PNC Gespräche mit der oppositionellen People's Progressive Party gesucht, um in nationaler Einheit die Probleme des Landes zu bekämpfen.