Rohee tells Bath… ‘We will fight to protect our democracy’ –‘dis time nah lang time’
PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee addressing thousands yesterday at Bath Settlement
PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee addressing thousands yesterday at Bath Settlement

 

WELCOMING chants of ‘Rohee, Rohee, Rohee’ were sounded as the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Clement Rohee, took the platform at Bath Settlement yesterday to urge thousands of supporters to send a message to the Political Opposition: “Dis time nah lang time; we will protect what we have fought for; we will fight them this time; it will be licks like peas.”
He further charged, “Granger and his acolytes never fought for free and fair elections in our country; they fought against free and fair elections, so much so that many of our comrades were imprisoned and some killed… Today they come as great defenders of what we (the PPP/C) fought for in this country.”According to him, the signs are clear and the alliance of A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) has been preparing its base of supporters for what it anticipates as a loss.
Rohee cited the destruction of campaign paraphernalia, intimidation of party supporters, disruption of PPP/C public meetings and more recently the ‘dastardly’ act of James Bond, a member of the political Opposition, in posting a declaration of results from Saturday’s Disciplined Services vote.
“We want to warn them that any attempt to subvert the democratic process of this country, we will fight them back….we will not allow these people who over the years rigged elections to deprive our people of their right. We have seen the signs, they are mobilising and they are trying to interfere with the democratic process,” he said.
“Will we allow them to get into office?” Rohee asked, to which he was answered with a resounding no.
He noted that the political Opposition is “double banging” the ruling party because it cannot handle the PPP/C singly.
“They are ganging up on us. They can’t beat us singly, they gang up on us…they double bang us, but we want them to know we are ready…they are so desperate and hungry for power that they are doing anything,” Rohee declared.
The PPP General Secretary stated that the May 11 fight is between President Donald Ramotar and APNU+AFC leader, David Granger. “We will win this fight. Each ballot is a weapon. In these elections it is the builders versus destroyers, we are the builders and they are the destroyers, we want to go forward and they want to go backward,” he said.
CONVINCING WIN
Rohee was emphatic in underscoring the importance of a “convincing win” at the polls. “We don’t want a victory that is narrow. We don’t want a victory that is slim. We want a victory that is so wide, the world can see.”
The PPP General Secretary stressed that the Guyanese people cannot gamble with the future of the country.
“If we want to win we have to be strong…we have to stand up for what we believe in…we have to lay the foundation for making this country prosperous,” he said.
Rohee stated too that there is much work to be done.
“We have a major task ahead of us and the task is to keep the votes we have, bring back those who didn’t vote and win those who are new voters…this is a major task…we need to commit ourselves to working hard every day to win these elections,” he said.
Political maneuverings aside, the PPP General Secretary urged that every supporter must be a “soldier” for the party.
“Everyone must go out there and be a soldier for the PPP…speak to everyone. This elections we cannot lose, too precious to allow ourselves to be thrown back. Come May 11, each ballot will drive a nail in the coffin of the PNC (People’s National Congress – the majority partner of APNU),” he said.
Rohee declared that Guyana must keep moving forward and the Guyanese people must continue to be afforded an improving quality of life and progress.

By Vanessa Narine

 

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