THIS is a question that I’ve been asking myself for years upon years; and, trust me, I’ve been getting the answer that any other youth of Guyana would hope to get, which is yes – the youths of today are the faces of tomorrow.

I think I could take the liberty to speak for every other young adult about that statement, and how much of a motivation it is to us; and this is not just because of the fact that we are youths, but I would say it is mainly because of the responsibility that would be placed on us by the people to whom we look up, such as our elders and our idols.

Although some may think that the youths of today are not willing and capable of taking control of the future — in order to continue developing themselves as a human race, as our ancestors had done over time — there are still some concerned individuals who know for certain that, with the right preparation and guidance, the youths of today can complete that task of preserving a better world tomorrow.

These concerned individuals are what I would call visionaries, and they are members of the ruling party of Guyana, the PPP/C.

After what I have personally experienced over the years with the PPP/C Government, I should testify that they do not only have the interest of the Guyanese citizens at heart, but most essentially they believe that the future lies in the hands of us, the youths.

Other Guyanese could attest to this if they would only read between the lines and do their necessary homework, instead of just going by what the Opposition may want them to believe, which is a bunch of lies.

Before the 2014 Budget was presented in Parliament, I personally read a few articles whereby the Opposition was continuously broadcasting to the public about how 2014 is the year to increase jobs in Guyana, and also that 2014 was the year of our youths. Now fast forward a few months later, when the Government had presented the 2014 Budget with 33% allocated in favour of the youths.

In other words, 33% of the proposed budget was for the Ministry of Education, of which the youths of Guyana would have been the benefactors.

And with the same breath that the Opposition had used to say that this is the year of the youths and also the year to increase employment, the Opposition blocked a lot of the funding to initiatives, including the advancement of our indigenous brothers and sisters.

This action by the Opposition did not only hurt the youths of Guyana, but also a lot of elderly persons, with all of the cuts of important projects that they voted against because of their one-seat majority in Parliament.

Now it is up to us, as citizens of Guyana, to stop placing a blind eye to these unprincipled actions by the Opposition, and speak out for the sake of our kids and their kids’ future. The PPP/C is for us!

LANCELOT ADAMS