-Dr Jagdeo says; highlights that PPP/C party works for betterment of all
-says APNU trying to create ‘victim mentality’ among Afro-Guyanese

WHILE the People’s National Congress-Reform (PNC-R) disguised as the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) masquerades and sings the tune of care for Afro-Guyanese, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has pointed to evidence that shows otherwise.
Dr. Jagdeo highlighted during a press conference at Freedom House on Thursday how even their own party, the PNC-R, neglects certain issues.

The PNC-R, according to him, has campaigned on “racism and fear” which resulted in many persons being afraid to throw their support behind the governing PPP/C.
However, this fear is now being eroded, he said. “…People may be tempted to say if I’m Afro-Guyanese then this is my party because it caters for my interests… but that’s false too,” Dr Jagdeo said.

He went on to say: “APNU wants to create a victim mentality among Afro-Guyanese.”
Outlining some of the rumor mills being peddled by the Opposition and how they are far from the truth, Dr Jagdeo first touched on the subject of scholarships.
He asserts that a significant number of Guyanese, including individuals from the Afro-Guyanese community, are profiting from scholarships, surpassing the amount provided during the previous coalition government’s tenure.

Touching on the topic of house lot allocations, he said: “More Afro-Guyanese have gotten house lots under the PPP than they would ever get under APNU.”
“…They don’t want Afro Guyanese to get wealthier, so [they] will keep them not owning anything,” he said while highlighting that unlike the APNU, the PPP pushes for betterment for all Guyanese, including Afro-Guyanese.

Further, he said: “‘We are campaigning on trying to grow people’s lives, not keep them down.”
Dr Jagdeo also placed some focus on the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G), which has constantly come under question in relation to their credibility.
“They got nearly $500 million from the government… They’re not helping Afro-Guyanese,” he said.

Just last week, the Afro-Guyanese Union called out IDPADA-G’s ‘agents’ and stated that they are not interested in unification of Guyana, development of Afro-Guyanese.
In a statement, the organisation said: “Nefariously, this group with dwindling membership numbers continues to berate Afro-Guyanese that do not agree with the fact that it has hijacked a legitimate global event and created a false mechanism for syphoning monies from the state, an action which it continued to carry out from 2018 under the PNC-led APNU/AFC government until it was finally stopped by this government after it could not properly account for the monies it received over the years.

It is evident from the public utterances that those remaining agents behind the private company, IDPADAG Inc., are bent on creating and fueling racial tensions while making false claims of discrimination.”

The group went so far as to question whether IDPADA-G, after receiving almost $500 million in taxpayer funding for years, could truly claim that it has created sustainable opportunities for Afro-Guyanese that have greatly enhanced their quality of life.