“THE votes of the Berbice people are not for sale,” according to PPP/C member Dr Ashni Singh.Speaking to a mammoth throng of enthusiastic supporters of the ruling party at its most recent rally at Albion, on Sunday, Dr Singh warned about the ‘power hungry’ nature of the political Opposition. He pointed out that, in their greed for power, former PPP/C executives who are now with the Opposition alliance (APNU/AFC) Mr Moses Nagamootoo and Mr Khemraj Ramjattan have both “sold their political souls” for positions.

“You need to say, if their vote is up for sale, yours is not. Say that your vote is not up for sale,” Dr Singh told the thousands of supporters at Albion.
He also underscored the shortcomings in the ‘Cummingsburg Accord’, which settled the terms of the Alliance between A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC).
According to Dr Singh, the Leader of APNU/AFC Brigadier (rtd) David Granger is “not a pacu”, noting that the presidential candidate of the Opposition alliance, based on history, is likely to not see him handing any significant amount of power to the smaller AFC.
“AFC done geh knock out and they ain’t contest the election yet,” Dr Singh said, a sentiment that drew cheers from the thousands at Albion Estate road.
Turning his attention to the disposition of APNU+AFC in the 10th Parliament, he bemoaned their politics of ‘No’.
“We need to ensure that we rid this country of the parasitic one-seat majority that frustrate development of this country…we have to say to the PNC (People’s National Congress) no more,” declared Dr Singh, who is also the Minister of Finance under the PPP/C Government.
Dr Singh touted the ruling party’s track record and stewardship of the nation’s affairs, which saw an unprecedented record growth in our country’s economy for nine consecutive years.
“You have seen the track record, the outstanding leadership, the work done to improve roads, school and create jobs,” the Finance Minister said.
“I believe that more than anyone else in this country, the people of Berbice understand how valuable our democracy and our freedoms are and how hard we fought,” Dr Singh said.
On that note, he highlighted that the promises of APNU+AFC must be considered simultaneously with their track record.
“They promise you everything, but the truth is that you cannot believe a word they say. It is the same Nagamootoo who, in 2006, stood up in Better Hope and say he is a son of Cheddi Jagan and the PPP and he will never leave his father’s home…they will come to you and say to you all kinds of things,” Dr Singh warned.
He reiterated his warning and made it clear that the Guyanese people ought to be wary of politicians who have “sold their political souls” are whose appeals to the people are based on their ambitions for the sake of power.
“Come out on 11 May and make your voice heard and return the PPP/C with a resounding majority,” Dr Singh urged. (Vanessa Narine)