“YOU must be fearless and fry the big fish…we will jail the PPP and we will fry them.” These were the sentiments expressed by Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan, at the party’s fourth biennial conference held on Saturday.

And General-Secretary of the ruling Party, Clement Rohee, contends that, like the main Opposition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), AFC has exposed its intention.
“The Opposition is exposing its cloven hooves, if they were to get one foot in the door of Government,” he said.
According to him, Ramjattan’s comments are reminiscent of the past years under the People’s National Congress (PNC) regime; comments that also bear a resemblance to those made by APNU Leader, Brigadier (rtd) David Granger, recently.

“There will always be this specter created by the leaders of those parties and some sections of the media that we are fearful, but it could be that they are fearful of the PPP too.” PPP General-Secretary, Clement Rohee

Rohee surmised that “witch hunting” and “kangaroo court trials” will be the order of the day, given the pronouncements by leaders of both Opposition parties.
Asked if the party was “fearful” of the Opposition, the People’s Progressive Party, General-Secretary declared that this was not so. “It is nothing of the sort,” he stressed.
Rohee acknowledged talk of a ‘fearful PPP’ but was emphatic in asserting that the ruling party is ready and prepared to face any eventuality.
He said, “The PPP is probably the strongest party in Guyana right now and in addition to that it is the most battle-hardened party.
“The APNU has never taken the blows like the PPP and the AFC has never taken the blows like the PPP. We are tough and ready and always prepared, so this question of fear is a non-issue…we have done our work.”
The three political parties are expected to intensity their campaigning, given President Donald Ramotar’s announcement of the move to general elections in face of the current political impasse early in the new year.
However, the PPP General-Secretary reiterated that the party is ready.
“There will always be this specter created by the leaders of those parties and some sections of the media that we are fearful, but it could be that they are fearful of the PPP too,” Rohee concluded.