–Nandlall positions PPP/C as the only party with a credible track record

“SUPPORT us because we have delivered,” People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Executive Member and Attorney-General Anil Nandlall told East Coast residents on Monday evening, framing his party as the only viable contender in the upcoming elections that can continue to take Guyana on its transformational path.

During a public meeting at Enmore, he cited the construction of modern hospitals and schools, and the thousands of housing allocations and jobs that have been created.

He used the opportunity to urge citizens to support a party that has consistently delivered results; that is the PPP/C.

“We don’t want you to support us blindly. As I said, you are a conscious people, you must make a decision that you can defend anywhere, and you must support this party and be able to defend your support for this party… We don’t want you to support us because of history, or because of tradition or because of race, we want you to support us because we have delivered, and today, we are the only viable option to take this country forward,” he said.

This statement by Nandlall is a stark difference to the comments that were mounted on the opposition’s podium during its public meeting on Sunday in Plaisance, whereby one speaker said race voting is acceptable, before stroking the flames of ethnic polarisation.

Nandlall, while pointing to the PPP/C’s track record of development, referenced the new highways, the modern Demerara River Bridge, 12 national hospitals, state-of-the art schools, and other projects and initiatives that have been created by his government.

He highlighted the $12.4 billion Paediatric and Maternal Hospital being built at Ogle.

Already, Enmore has a spanking state-of-the art hospital which was commissioned by President Dr. Irfaan Ali in July. The facility is a significant step up from the polyclinic that had served the ECD communities for years.

Regarding housing, over 10,000 house lots have been distributed on the East Coast corridor, Nandlall said, while also underscoring the creation of new housing schemes.

In the coming years, residents living on the ECD will witness the sweeping transformation, as the corridor will be converted into one that delivers significant economic returns and employment opportunities, especially with the upcoming industrial park in Enmore expected to drive development, with over US$500 million in investments already lined up.

Additionally, the government has signed agreements for the construction of several new hotels in the area.

But the Attorney-General’s message was not only about development. He reminded residents of the “atrocities and brutalities” inflicted on communities like Enmore during the 28 years under the People’s National Congress (PNC), the main party in the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).

Nandlall reminded the mammoth crowd: “And it was only in 1992 when we were returned to government that the transformation began in Enmore and in neighbouring communities. It was then, for the first time, that you had roads. It was then, for the first time, you had potable water…”

“The transformation never stopped,” he later emphasised.