Dear Editor,
THE Dalai Lama reminds us, “Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.”
September 1 came and left. The country was consumed with the General and Regional Elections. Not selfishly, but perhaps too concerned and occupied with the conduct of the electorate and the act of ensuring that each person eligible to vote did vote, Guyanese may have been oblivious of the events of the rest of the world as they affect other people’s lives.
Six parties vied for the crown. GECOM has provided the results from all the SOP’s and they clearly confirm from all indications that the PPP/C will form the government. The PPP/C has gained control of Region Four for the first time in the political history of this nation.

The old sore has soiled the silly season and soured the seasoning. Aubrey Norton and APNU find it difficult to believe that they have been beaten in their own backyard. He called for a recount of the votes and GECOM has complied.

So far, this election has provided no event to allow the element of fear to emerge. In the dark days of a violent PNC, the Elder was a ringleader.
Man always has two reasons to do something: a good reason and the real reason. Has Norton vindicated his position as a leader of APNU saying, “May I say this to you, we are prepared to behave bad if illegalities occur?”

Green with greed, the envious eyes of those accustomed to stirring the pot of trouble, have run out of fire sticks. Their pot has gone cold with peace prevailing from their supporters.
Nigel Hughes and his AFC are licking their wounds. They have been badly wounded and unable to recover from this major setback.
Moving from seven seats to zero seats is a calamity. This catastrophic dilemma was formulated by them when they decided to go solo and not align with the APNU as they had done in the two previous elections.

The Pied Piper committed a huge mistake by using his cohorts in attempting to foster his personal ambition!
The AFC is suffering from ‘nara’ but they have to pull the curtains down while singing “Sayonara.” Janjat and Naga once felt huge and cajoled many simpletons on behalf of the AFC.
They went to preach the gospel truth to the cane cutters in Berbice in 2015. They ‘dulara’ and ‘poojay’ dem hard working workers, promised them the moon and star and that they will not close the sugar estates. But of course, those cut throats stabbed the sugar industry in its back and put 7,000 workers on the breadline and by extension, affected over 40,000 people and made them impoverished!
Not again, will anyone trust the AFC. That party is definitely ‘dead meat’ and buried six feet down. There will be no Easter Monday for them to celebrate. At the said time, the sound of silence will be heard loud and clear in Parliament from the voices of Hughes, Patto and Janjat. They got what they deserved. It’s karma playing out.
More by a default mechanism, the Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) escaped with a single seat, and, in the nick of time, lives to fight another day. Led by Amanza Waldron-Desir, she survived by the skin of her teeth and her name will still be pronounced in Parliament. The charade will continue with her broad smile.
With a sober sense of reasoning, leader of the Assembly for Liberty and Prosperity (ALP), Simona Broomes, pleaded with all the parties to “accept the outcome of the September 1 elections,” while pinpointing that electoral success requires years of groundwork. ALP failed to win any seat but was brave enough to swim with the sharks.
We Invest in Nationhood (WIN), the three months old party which ‘cruised control’ a monetary trip to monopolise the other PPP/C challengers for the coveted prize, splashed the colour of gold to paint a blue sky.

WIN lost the race for first prize but won the race as leader of the pack for the Opposition with 16 seats at the time of writing. It lacked genuine patriotic loyalty from inception and even succumbed to alleged fakeness at the conclusion.

WIN’s leader, the US sanctioned businessman, Azruddin Mohamed, is a bundle of trouble for the Guyana Parliament and a pain in the American Front, butt and neck.
United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, cautioned, “We wouldn’t be able to work directly with Mr. Mohamed in any sort of transaction or financial situation.”
Guyanese have put Guyana in deep trouble with the election of a man who is OFAC sanctioned. He along with his father, are accused of defrauding the Guyanese government of over US$50 million in taxes through gold smuggling and bribery of public officials.

The incumbent PPP/C, is momentarily awaiting GECOM’s blessings to form the government for the next five years.
Sooner than later, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali will be sworn in for a second term. Despite APNU and WIN’s flimsy call for a recount on the votes from some Region Four polling stations, it is only a matter of time before the anti-climax subsides.

The people got what they wanted. They have spoken and their voices will not be denied. Guyana fervently wants Dr. Irfaan Ali and the PPP/C to continue swinging the pendulum of peace, progress and prosperity for a One Guyana.
Yours respectfully,
Jai Lall.