THE political opposition is clearly in a denial mode. They are refusing to accept that the political dynamics are shifting in favour of the ruling PPP/C administration.
Instead, they are tilting at windmills, trying desperately to create a facade of lies and deception regarding their underperformance as a political entity.

Instead of admitting that they attempted, albeit unsuccessfully to steal the March 2020 General and Regional Elections, they continue to peddle the false narrative of being cheated out of office despite the fact that the elections were verified as free and fair by local and international observers.
Now they are finding fault with the Voters ‘List which they claimed is ‘bloated’ with ‘dead’ names despite being able to come up with any credible evidence to justify their claims. Their insistence on the introduction of biometrics in the upcoming elections is yet another smokescreen to cover their electoral and political weaknesses and likely defeat at the polls.

In our long history of electoral politics, the issue has always been a refusal by the PNC to accept the will of the electorate. The only results the PNC was prepared to ‘accept’ were those which catapulted them in the seat of political office.
Never mind all elections since 1968 were blatantly rigged by the PNC through force and fraud and the seizure of ballot boxes by the military. So clumsy was the rigging machine that ballot boxes were found floating in the Pomeroon River, with some of the ballots bounded with rubber stamps.
The point in the above is that the PNC rigged its way to power for close to three decades until democracy was finally restored to the country, thanks to the heroic battles waged by the PPP and other democratic forces which included the Carter Centre and other democratic nations.

Since then, with the exception of the previous general and regional elections when attempts were once again made by the APNU+AFC coalition to rig the elections, all elections were by and large free and fair reflecting the democratic wishes of the Guyanese electorate.
One would have thought that the PNC has learnt from the lessons of the past and will come clean with their members and supporters regarding the democratic rupture it inflicted on the Guyanese society.
Instead, they continue to concoct conspiracy theories of bloated voters list and other fabricated lies and distortions regarding the ‘incompetence’ and ‘partiality’ of the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

Nothing could be further from the truth. The PNC should refrain from embarking on a campaign of lies and misinformation and focus more on how it could regain its credibility and image as a party that is serious about its political and electoral future in the face of declining support.
The PPP/C in contrast is continuing to make inroads in erstwhile PNC strongholds which must be a matter of concern to the political opposition. As pointed out by PPP General Secretary, the PPP/C will continue to win elections because it enjoys the trust and confidence of the Guyanese electorate to deliver on its manifesto promises.