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 tension and efforts to use political office as a shield against criminal accountability.

Addressing a massive rally at Bath, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), on Sunday night, PPP General Secretary Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo accused the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) of engaging in divisive, race-based politics, while branding the newly-formed We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party 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 his attention 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 Region Five voters to see through what he described as the “desperate tactics” of opposition-aligned forces, stressing that the PPP/C’s focus remains on uniting Guyanese and delivering real development.
“We don’t have opponents who have any plan for their future,” he said. “We have people who are spreading racism.”
The General Secretary reiterated that the PPP/C has long positioned itself as a party of national unity, a commitment reflected in the massive, multi-ethnic turnouts at rallies and public meetings across the country.
“When I look upon the crowd, and I see the vast numbers and the diversity of the people, it makes me immensely proud about this party, and how big we have grown. It causes me to think that our party, long into the future, will continue to lead this country,” he said, adding:
“We have committed every single day to work for all Guyanese, regardless of their race, their religion, their gender. Because of that, we have seen this gigantic success.”

After sharply criticising the opposition parties, Jagdeo turned his attention to the PPP/C’s record while in government, citing the restoration of economic stability, investment in education, and measures to reduce poverty since 2020.
“When you vote for the PPP, you’re voting to continue what we started in 2020 to restore life back in the country. We have to help people who live in poverty. We have to take care of the children. We are now making university education free. We gave them back their grants. We are paying for eight CXC subjects,” he said.
A Party committed to uplifting every Guyanese, Jagdeo reaffirmed that the PPP/C will continue rolling out a wide range of policies and programmes aimed at transforming lives, and ensuring that no one is left behind.