–Dr Jagdeo dismisses rumour mills

WHILE the opposition parties are collapsing under the weight of weak leadership, scandal-ridden alliances and family woes, People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) General Secretary Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, said his party is focused on transforming Guyana.

Taking aim at the opposition during a public meeting at the Patentia Market Square Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Dr Jagdeo dismantled the opposition’s strategy to use US-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed’s party, We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), to siphon off PPP votes.

Dr Jagdeo said bluntly that this plan has backfired terribly on the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).

“They were hoping that he would split the PPP support, but that didn’t happen because the PPP support base is strong and resilient…” he said.

There were clear indications that A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) was hoping WIN would pressure the PPP/C’s strongholds, but instead, according to critics, it has laid bare the desperation within the APNU camp, as prominent figures, along with party supporters, are abandoning ship, all while the PPP/C maintains its strength.

As seen on Nomination Day, the opposition’s plan to peel away  the PPP/C’s votes has gone south, as the faces of many former APNU executives and party supporters were spotted in WIN’s crowd.

Adding to this, Dr Jagdeo made it clear that Mohamed is no threat to the PPP and wasted no time in dismissing the recent rumour  that the party is after the US-sanctioned businessman.

According to a police report, Genista Fordyce, a sales representative from McDoom, East Bank Demerara, told investigators that she was hired by Bradley Sampson, also known as ‘Dirty Doggie’ to perform tasks for the WIN party on Nominations Day in exchange for $50,000.

There has also been a recording circulating on social media of Mohamed’s in-laws attempting to implicate the PPP/C.

Dr Jagdeo made it clear that the PPP is not involved in any of the family feuds playing out between Mohamed and his in-laws.

He made it clear that the PPP has no ties to the individuals involved, saying: “They have a family problem. Not [a] PPP problem.”

Dr Jagdeo further slammed the idea that the PPP would ever entertain someone like ‘Doggie,’ who on Friday faced a series of charges, including unlawful wounding.

NO VISION, NO PLAN

Facing the 2025 polls, Dr Jagdeo reminded the electorate not to gamble with their future and pointed to the opposition’s cluelessness when it comes to presenting development policies.

This is the case although WIN has presented no plan for the country’s development.

While Mohamed has been called out for running his campaign on social media and not hosting a single press conference to engage the media, with each unanswered question on Nomination Day, the hollowness of the WIN party became more glaring.

Despite several questions from the media, Mohamed, although claiming his party has a manifesto, did not speak on a single plan or policy that the party plans to present to the electorate.

“Very shortly and soon” were the only words he used in response to almost all of the direct, basic questions which were related to his plans for the country’s development and the progress of Guyanese.

“Can you put your children’s future in the hands of people like him?” Dr Jagdeo asked.