There are some people in the opposition camp who are so blinded by negativity that they see nothing positive emanating from the policies, programmes and projects executed by the PPP/C administration.
They are so consumed by partisan politics that they find fault in everything the administration does. As the saying goes, those who only look for faults can see nothing else.
Take the recent attempts by the opposition APNU+AFC to convey the impression that funding for the gas-to-shore project by the US Exim Bank was encountering problems, despite assurances by the administration to the contrary.
Now that the loan agreement has been signed, the political opposition has found itself in an awkward position for having attempted to deceive the Guyanese people.

That propensity by the political opposition to mislead the Guyanese people appeared so ingrained in its psyche that it is well-nigh impossible for them to acknowledge basic truths about our national life. They cannot come to terms with the fact that the PPP/C was democratically elected to office in internationally verified elections.

They continue to cast doubts on the integrity of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and its Chairperson when in fact it was the APNU+AFC that conspired with rogue elements of the GECOM Secretariat to rig the March 2020 General and Regional elections.
Unashamedly, they continue to peddle a false narrative of being cheated out of office despite the fact that the recount exercise, supervised by CARICOM observers and under the watchful eyes of local and international observers determined that the election results truly reflected the will of the electorate.
Meanwhile, GECOM has begun preparations for yet another General and Regional elections due later this year. Already the familiar chants of GECOM’s ‘readiness’ and ‘impartiality’ are being heard both from the PNC and the AFC. The opposition parties are already making frivolous demands for a new house-to-house registration and the introduction of biometrics.

As pointed out by PPP General Secretary, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, the PPP is not opposed to biometrics in principle but noted that adequate mechanisms are already in place by GECOM to ensure a free and fair poll.
The concern is that the political opposition with its propensity for mischief could see biometrics as yet another ploy at attempted manipulation of the electoral process. Regarding the sanitization of the Voters List, the introduction of Continuous Registration is intended to do just that, which, in addition to the statutory Claims and Objections period, are reasonably adequate to ensure a clean and accurate list of electors.

The current attempt by the political opposition to question the competence of GECOM and its Chairperson to conduct free and fair elections is a worrying development. One wonders whether the opposition is already setting the stage to cry foul in anticipation of a crushing electoral defeat at the upcoming polls.

The ruling PPP/C administration, however, remains undaunted by the utterances of the political opposition and is doing everything within its power to ensure that the Guyanese people benefit maximally from the fruits of democracy and that GECOM is provided with the requisite financial and other resources to effectively carry out its mandate of delivering free, fair and credible elections.