–over 900 Region One youths join organisation

THE ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) is pushing ahead with its focus on the nation’s youth through the rapid expansion of the Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO).

The PYO is the youth arm of the PPP/C that aims to train, educate, and inspire the nation’s next generation of leaders. Having just finished its most recent outreaches in Regions One and Nine, the PYO has bold plans for the rest of Guyana after gaining traction.

The massive effort and investment in human resources continue to see unprecedented support in hinterland communities. The current administration has big plans for the initiative and will move towards the East Bank of Demerara in the coming weeks and throughout Guyana in the next few months.

After seeing more than 600 join from Region Nine and an additional 300 from the Moruca sub-district Region One, General Secretary of the PPP/C and Vice President of Guyana, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo says the initiative will expand across the nation with the East Bank of Demerara, Mabaruma and a few others being the next stops.

At a party press conference last week, the General Secretary stated that the initiative has garnered massive support.

“Next Thursday I am going to Matakai, for that subdistrict, the PYO activity. And then on Friday, I’m going into Mabaruma, for the youth activity there too. So, we anticipate about 900 young people from Region One, because about 300 for each subdistrict.”

He said that the PYO is more than a “recruitment arm,” noting that it is deeply focused on the development of the nation’s human resources by educating and addressing issues and opinions brought forward by the nation’s youths. The PYO creates space for young people to play vital roles in the political landscape of their country, fostering an early understanding of the nation’s political affairs.

Dr Jagdeo reiterated that the PYO is dedicated to training well-rounded individuals who will take the mantle as the nation’s next set of leaders.

“As we promised at the last congress, I said by the time we have the next congress, we will have a 5,000-strong youth movement, all in line with preparing the next generation of PPP leaders; leaders who will emerge in the next ten years or so as the leadership of this party and country. We are working to prepare them for that,” the General Secretary said.

As more youth take the opportunity to join the PYO in staggering amounts, the PPP/C government hopes to move forward with a readily equipped set of new leaders who will usher in a new age of progressive leadership.