BLUE Caps is certainly living up to expectations as mouthpiece of the political Opposition and wannabe politicians.

Its posturing on issues of national concern betrays an agenda that has more to do with Opposition politics and little if anything to do with promoting the interest and well-being of young people which it ostensibly sought to represent and promote.
How else can one interpret its pronouncements on the issue of local government elections which coincide fully with that of the Opposition parties and other vested interest? The same could be said for many of the other pronouncements made by Blue Caps in its ten point demands which included among other things that policy makers put Guyana’s national interest above party’s interest, an end to racial politics, engaging and incorporating of civil society views in national decision-making, compromise and negotiation on important issues, respect for parliamentary procedures and decisions, equality and respect for young leaders, respect for the human rights of all citizens, and end to the cuss out culture and the establishment of institutions to increase transparency and accountability.
One is inclined to ignore these demands on the grounds of political ignorance and an infantile understanding of Guyana’s political evolution and the role played by the PPP in support of those very principles espoused by that organization. Indeed, it was the strong advocacy role of the PPP and the restless struggle waged by the PPP that resulted in the democratic changes that now obtained in Guyana.
The PPP has been at the helm of the struggle for democratic rule in Guyana both local and foreign and with the help of its women and youth arms, the WPO and PYO respectively have transformed the political landscape in Guyana to one in which there is room for all Guyanese to participate in the political, social and cultural life of the country.
Blue Caps, apart from being presumptive and conceited ought to first take a lesson on our early political history and the role played by the PPP in the liberation struggles of the Guyanese people. Such knowledge of our past history would have saved them the embarrassment of making demands that have already been strongly embraced and actively pursued by the current PPP/C administration.
The concerns raised by Blue Caps should instead be directed at the combined political Opposition which is doing everything possible to deny the Guyanese people opportunities to enjoy a better quality of life by cutting budgetary allocations earmarked for developmental projects and programmes which would have empowered and created employment opportunities for a countless number of young people which Blue Caps seemed so much concerned about.

But the biggest hoax perpetrated by Blue Caps came from the mouths of its prime mover who said that Blue Caps is politically neutral when it is clear to all Guyanese that the organisation is nothing but a front for the Opposition groups in Guyana.

It is not by coincidence that there is full congruence between the positions taken by former U.S. Ambassador Brent Hardt and the political Opposition on the issue of local government elections.
Young people are not as gullible as Blue Caps seems to think. They are much more discerning and intelligent than what Blue Caps may want to give them credit for.

I am certain the PPP/C will continue to press on with its agenda to create a better society in which there is national unity and social cohesion and where there is opportunity for every Guyanese to grow and develop to the full limit of their potential.

And just to reiterate what the General Secretary had said, the PPP/C is ready for elections whenever they are called, be they national or local government.

DEXTER GLASGOW