With just weeks to go before Guyanese head to the polls, the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is sounding an alarm, warning of attempts to incite racial tensions and efforts to use political office as a shield against criminal accountability.

Addressing a massive rally in Bath, Region Five, on Sunday night, PPP General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo accused A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) of engaging in divisive, race-based politics, while branding the newly formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party as a political front for US-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed.

“In this election, we are not fighting parties with policies. We are fighting two things — racism and criminality,” Jagdeo told the charged crowd.

Taking aim at APNU, he charged that the opposition has failed to present credible plans for Guyana’s development.

“We don’t have opponents with real plans for the future — just some spewing racism, and one man hoping a seat in Parliament will save him from jail,” Jagdeo said to loud applause.

Turning to WIN, the PPP/C General Secretary alleged that the party’s primary goal is to shield Mohamed from legal consequences.

“This is a party trying to protect one man from criminality,” Jagdeo declared, adding that Mohamed’s legal troubles have already led to revoked visas and frozen bank accounts for some of his associates, several of whom are now seeking political refuge.

Jagdeo urged voters to see through what he described as “desperate tactics” by opposition-aligned forces, stressing that the PPP/C’s focus remains on uniting Guyanese and delivering real development.