–Dr. Jagdeo says; points out that no gov’t role was promised to anyone

WHILE the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has padded up its candidate list with staff from the PNCR headquarters, Congress Place, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)’s slate is a bold reflection of Guyana: Youthful, diverse, and nationally inclusive.

This was emphasised by PPP General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday during a press conference at Freedom House, Georgetown.

He drew a sharp contrast between the PPP/C and the APNU, noting that his party has a clear vision for the future.

While branding the former coalition government “clueless”, Dr. Jagdeo said: “So you can expect from September 2 that they’ll get back to work on continuing the development in the country, and addressing the promises. We don’t need to go through a learning curve.”

The PPP/C’s list of candidates has gathered positive attention, given that 27 of its candidates are under age 25, including one who is only 18 years old.

The General Secretary said: “They’re from all over Guyana; young people from all across our country. We didn’t pick up all Congress Place staff and put them on our list because we had a hard time to find people… We didn’t take staff members of the party’s headquarters. We have an abundance of young people from across the country.”

While the opposition is scrambling to gather a crowd, and continues with uninspiring messages, the PPP/C is rolling out a campaign powered by fresh faces and bold ideas.

Dr. Jagdeo has stressed that the PPP/C’s list of candidates indisputably reinforces the fact that it is the only national party contesting the General and Regional Elections on September 1, 2025.

Youth parliamentarian Nicholas Sagadaya and youth activist Nikhil Sankar are among the young PPP/C candidates, which include young entrepreneurs, doctors, attorneys-at-law, and other professionals.

Sonia Latchman, Toshao of Bethany and Vice-Chair of the National Toshaos Council (NTC), and Vanda Pio, a 20-year-old candidate from Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) are also candidates.

The list of candidates represents the face of modern Guyana, and is duly qualified to take this nation to unprecedented heights over the next five years, President Dr. Irfaan Ali and Dr. Jagdeo have stressed.

Its composition draws from every corner of every administrative region in the country. In terms of gender, the list consists of nearly 40 per cent females, surpassing the legal one-third requirement.

The list reflects the multi-ethnic nature of Guyana’s demography, consisting of Afro-Guyanese, Indo-Guyanese, Amerindians, Mixed-Race, Portuguese and Chinese. It also reflects a presence from all the major religions of our country.

The list also captures persons from the working-class, including sugar workers, rice farmers, miners, construction workers, among others. It also includes large numbers of professionals, and an appreciable contingent from the business community. Students and ordinary Guyanese also enjoy a presence on the list.

The team of candidates presented on Nomination Day provides the vision, the energy, the experience, the integrity, and everything else required to steer Guyana along the right path over the next five years, Dr. Jagdeo has emphasised.

Additionally, Dr. Jagdeo has said that the party has not yet promised any candidate a position in government, but for sure, young candidates will be involved in capacity-building exercises.

He added that there will be a focus on “building capacity”, particularly among the young candidates.