“THE spirit of 1992 is alive. This was the spirit, the energy that existed in 1992, in 1997 and after that…next month at this time we will be celebrating another PPP/C victory!” The confident declaration came from the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Mr Clement Rohee.

Addressing thousands of PPP/C supporters, comprising mainly Berbicians, at Albion in Region 6 on Sunday, Rohee stressed that the ruling party is one of tremendous influence and one that has always stood on the side of the working class in Guyana.
“We have stood on the side of the working women, the youth, all the Guyanese people…that is why the people have given us the confidence at every election,” he said.
Reflecting on the last General and Regional election, the PPP General Secretary acknowledged that lessons of ‘taking things for granted’ has resonated with the party and its supporters.
“The lesson is that we must never be complacent, we must never take anything for granted… it is sure as night follows day that we have learnt that lesson. We have learnt from the lessons of 2011…,’’ Rohee said while declaring, confidently, that the PPP/C is headed for victory come May 11.
“They know that we are heading for victory and we want to warn them that the plans they may be hatching to derail the elections and prevent the PPP/C from winning will not succeed,” Rohee stressed.
The PPP General Secretary bemoaned the fact that already there is talk of “revolution” among the camps of the political Opposition.
“We want to say that the PPP is ready for any eventuality. We want them not to invade any polling station, not to hijack any ballot boxes…if they try to do that, there will be big trouble ahead,” he said.
Rohee also warned the masses at Albion to be wary of those pretending to be defenders of democracy. “They come to you pretending to be defenders of democracy but they are nothing but hypocrites.”
He acknowledged that the task at hand is a difficult one, an undertaking to maintain votes, win back votes lost and secure the support of new voters.
“Our job is monumental…we need at least 54,000 votes in Berbice,” Rohee said, adding that the ruling party has every confidence that each Berbician will ‘bring their vote home’.
“We will not allow them to take away the victory of the PPP/C come May 11…they say it is time for change, but I want to say, you don’t change clean clothes for ‘dutty’ clothes,” Rohee said.
According to him, while the political Opposition is touting ‘time for change’, it is the ruling PPP/C that has delivered change for the Guyanese people.
“Change has been ongoing in this country. we have changed the architecture, the financial, social, and education architecture of this country but these people are caught in a time warp…they try to make people believe that we are moving away from the principles on which it has been built,” Rohee said.
The PPP General Secretary was emphatic in stressing that the ruling party has not strayed from the principles on which the party was built and stood during its many struggles.
He called on Berbicians to abandon any urge for “experimentation” on May 11, delivering a few jabs at the leadership of the political Opposition.
“No one must say we done win already…that is something that affected us the last time…this time round, before ‘bird wife wake’ and the men, no rum drinking the night before, make sure you go and vote early,” Rohee said.
The PPP also acknowledged that ‘power’ resides with the people – a sentiment that found much favour with the masses.
“I can feel the adrenaline flowing. This adrenaline is the power of the people…now we can conclude that we do not want a return to the past, we are moving forward with greater number…we are moving forward with more experience,” Rohee declared. (Vanessa Narine)