Dear Editor,

SOMETIMES when things fall apart, they may be falling into place. The Guyana General and Regional Elections 2025 are over and while some are rejoicing (PPP/C) , some are counting their blessings (WIN), a solitary thank you is being paid to lady luck (FGM), others are nursing their wounds (APNU), and there are those yet to recover after being battered, bruised and beaten (AFC)! Without any surprise, the ALP has quietly and gracefully accepted the hand of fate.

Rishi Sunak, the first Asian Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, lost the 2024 election and immediately resigned as the leader of the Conservatives. The Tories won 121 seats only and the Labour Party won a resounding 410 seats. Mr. Sunak said, “I have heard your anger, your disappointment, and I take responsibility for this loss.”

APNU and AFC were demolished at the elections and disintegrated from 31 seats to a mere 12 seats for APNU and 0 seats for the AFC, having run separately. They had both promised their electorates a rose garden. Will they now beg pardon? Their one-time supporters looked before they leaped and didn’t fall for no sweet talk because they knew still waters run deep. Humpty-Dumpty had a great fall and there is a huge vanishing point that’s gone with the wind!

The word is out that Aubrey Norton will not lead APNU in Parliament and will be replaced by Terrence Campbell. A slap in the face for long-time stalwart Ganesh Mahipaul, who was identified as the running candidate for vice president. Will Norton do the honourable thing and resign as leader of the PNCR? Perhaps, there is still hope for Mahipaul to finally rise to the head of the class! After all, isn’t he “kith and kin,” or, not so, through the green eyes of Hinds, Lewis, Benschop, Burke and Kwayana?

Mr. Sunak had immediately congratulated Keir Starmer on a resounding victory and to be his successor. He also apologised to the country and people saying, “To the country I would like to say first and foremost, I am sorry.” Congratulatory messages and warm wishes are constantly flowing from world leaders and supporters at home and abroad. Will Norton, Hughes, Azmo, Broomes and Walton-Desir follow suit and congratulate Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali as the elected President and for winning the elections?

Incidentally, Mr. David Lammy, a British politician, was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor on 5 September 2025. He is of Guyanese parents, David and Rosalind Lammy. His great grandmother migrated from India as part of the indenture system.

When the dust is settled, the scalpels from those who are voracious and unquenchable will bisect and dissect people, politicians, personalities, places, performances and parties. The insatiable seekers, some hungry, some angry, will also devour and digest popularities, priorities, promises and pronouncements. Will there be any learning lessons for those burnt? Will there be changes?

If anything, Guyana have realised that in this 2025 elections that Guyanese used their eyes to look through the lens of a telescope to find that a melting pot exists in this society; this nation has viewed an unnecessary fragmentation through a microscope; voters have used a periscope to rise to a higher level to see the light from the dark; the people have aided and abetted the help of a magnifying glass to decipher those who are honest and dishonest; with their conscience as a camera, Guyanese were able to capture the reflection of peace, progress and prosperity.

Guyana has looked up and seen a sky of hope and not a cloud of desperation and so, the electorate have placed their safe bet on the PPP/C, who have been tried, tested and remain true to their manifesto. The electorate no longer turn their heads and pretend that they don’t see the PNC’s racism and violence, lies and dishonesty. No wonder there are so many who have crossed the line to happily join the PPP/C. Region Four alone is living proof.

The PPP/C and President Ali have used their ears and have heard the cry of the people. The President will climb any mountain and ensure that the aspirations of the people are not washed away by a sea of delusion as illustrated by the AFC. WIN has not walked down the road to be deemed a man as President Ali has been in the trenches with the PPP/C to be determined as man and machine and not a make believe or a mirage.

For those who are reading Red Wedding’s: “Let the dust settle, let them return back home, let them feast thinking everything is fine, once they start believing this, that will be the time to strike;” that day has ridden away in the far horizon without a setting sun.

The PPP/C is here to stay not only for another five years, but for many more years that many elders will be unable to reap and enjoy the fruits that the PPP/C will continue to plant.

Yours respectfully,
Jai Lall