VICE-President and PPP General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has accused the PNCR-led APNU of seeking to downplay the massive transformation the country is currently experiencing and the positive impact such developments are having on the quality of life of the Guyanese people.
According to Dr. Jagdeo, since returning to office in 2020, the PPP/C government has embarked on a transformational development agenda. One immediate consequence of these developments is a reduction in the cost of living and enhanced disposable income which when taken together has resulted in a bigger basket of goods and services for the nation’s consumers.

Only recently the government has announced a financial subsidy for electricity consumption for pensioners. Pensioners already are the beneficiaries of water subsidies which speaks to the caring nature of the PPP/C administration especially as it relates to the elderly and the less fortunate in our society.
It will be recalled that the previous PPP/C administration had removed Value Added Tax (VAT) on water and electricity consumption but such taxes were promptly reinstated following the assumption to office of the Granger-led APNU+AFC administration in May 2015.
In addition, a slew of new taxes were imposed on a wide range of basic consumer items which took a severe toll on the standard of living on the Guyanese people in particular the poor and the elderly.

Yet the political opposition is trying to convey the impression of a party that care for the Guyanese people, by making all manner of ‘promises’ of what it will do were it to become victorious at the next general and regional elections.
Experience, it is said, is the best teacher and if the actions taken by the previous APNU+AFC administration are anything to go by, Guyanese certainly can expect more of the same failed anti-people policies in the unlikely event of an opposition victory at the 2025 polls.
The truth is that the progress made by the PPP/C administration since it took office in August 2020 is nothing short of spectacular. The Guyana economy is growing at phenomenally high rates, second to none in the region.

The social and physical infrastructure of the country is changing rapidly for all to see. This is true for all facets of national life such as access to housing, water and the delivery of quality services in health and education.
Massive public sector spending especially in infrastructural works have resulted in the creation of thousands of new job opportunities and an overall boost to the economy.
These investments are having what economists refer to as an ‘accelerator effect’ on the national economy and in the process lifting, as it were, all boats.

As the economy picks up momentum, Guyanese can look forward to a brighter future under the guiding hands of President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali; Vice-President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo; Prime Minister Mark Phillips and indeed the entire PPP/C administration which have over the past years demonstrated that they have what it takes to propel this nation of ours to higher levels of prosperity.

This is indeed the kind of leadership that the country needs at this exciting stage of its development. Leadership that is visionary and with the best interest of the Guyanese people in mind.
The political opposition is working hard on a campaign of misinformation, disinformation and lies in an attempt to minimise the solid record of achievements the PPP/C is making.

The difficulty the political opposition is confronting is that facts do not lie. With development and progress in full evidence for all to see, it is a task akin to shoveling smoke by the political opposition in its vain attempt to convince Guyanese otherwise.