– General Secretary
THE Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is exploring the option of creating party organisational structures in five regions that were not previously accounted for in its constitution. This decision is a result of the party’s remarkable growth and surge in membership.
General Secretary of the PPP/C, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, revealed that the party has experienced significant growth, more than doubling the number of delegates compared to previous elections, from the time they were in opposition to their recently concluded 32nd congress.
Given this context, he mentioned that the party passed a resolution during the congress to amend the constitution in order to broaden the party’s reach.
He mentioned that the PPP/C’s previous constitution did not establish party structures in Regions One, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten, as those communities historically lacked a strong presence.
“The party constitution did not create party regions for these areas and once you have a party region, you have a particular structure, a regional committee which is then made up of district committees’ etcetera,” he said.
As such, the general secretary added, “So, now reflecting on our numerical strength in these regions more than maybe about half of our delegates came from these five regions that I mentioned.”
With that, the update of the constitution will allow the creation of party organisational structures in these regions to do party work and ensure that they have the tools to hold people more accountable and also build on local management in these regions as opposed to having centralised management of their work.
Additionally, Dr. Jagdeo mentioned that the party has witnessed a significant influx of young individuals who are eager to join and assume leadership roles in the future.
Since the beginning of the party, he mentioned that they have been advocating for national unity.
Additionally, he pointed out that they have been successful in attracting individuals from diverse religious, gender, and racial backgrounds to join the party.
Dr Jagdeo emphasised that by actively engaging in community work, party members have witnessed the PPP’s commitment to representing the diversity of Guyana’s population in terms of race, religion, and social class.
