Dear Editor,
THE President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Statesman that he is, David Arthur Granger unequivocally stated that he would accept the results of the recount period. Adhering to the law, there should never have been a recount in the first place, but he agreed.

Is it surprising, however, that the leader of the Opposition; he who has been screaming about transparency all the time, did not join with the President to unequivocally agree to accept the results. The problem, though, is that the PPP and their sycophants do not really care for a recount; no, they do not. They know that a recount would expose all their underhandedness, and prove what has been said all along, that the PPP not only tried to rig this election, but they have rigged prior elections, and of course, with the assistance of the ‘rags’ that are euphemistically called newspapers, they have the audacity to accuse the ‘Coalition’ of rigging.

If one should look at the Opposition playbook, one cannot help but notice similarities in their agenda. Who can forget their outlandish behaviour at the Marriott, with their man-of-the-cloth (who said that Jesus would have voted PPP) leading the way along, with their Presidential Candidate in tow. This ugly behaviour was followed by what we call the GECOM invasion on March 5, then the display of further hooliganism at Mon Repos, Lusignan, Cotton Tree, and Blairmont, in East Berbice, where a police Sergeant was injured, as were schoolchildren in the throwing of missiles at a school bus.

What are we witnessing with this type of behaviour? Are these episodes a “dress rehearsal” for opening night, when the count goes against them? Are we to expect violence from the supporters on the instruction of the PPP? Surely the PPP would know that would be a lost cause; that they have become the laughing stock of Guyanese the world over. The question that reverberates is: What they coming with now? The latest from one of their cronies is: “Stakeholders, observers too far away from counting table.” Is that the best you have to offer? The PPP’s constant stymieing with their constant screaming of “wolf” is, in fact, testing the patience of the Guyanese people.

Saint Augustine, the first modern political thinker, in his book, The City of God, said: “There is a biological predisposition in human beings to maximise their own self-interest, regardless of the interest and needs of others.”
Regards,
Milton Bruce