‘Get on the train to progress’ – PPP/C takes campaign momentum to South Georgetown

Public Works Minister, Juan Edghill declared that government policies under the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) have put more money in the pockets of Guyanese, while Minister within the Housing Ministry, Susan Rodrigues asserted that “progress is contagious,” as the party took its elections campaigning to South Georgetown on Tuesday with a public meeting at Turning Point, Tucville.
As the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) continued its campaign for the September 1, 2025 General and Regional Elections, Rodrigues challenged that in the past five years the PPPC has delivered more than 7 times than what was done under the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance for Change (APNU/AFC) government during their five years from 2015 – 2020.
Rodrigues argued that the concept of political strongholds has been eroded by the PPPC’s performance and inclusivity.

“I don’t believe that any community anywhere in Guyana can be considered an APNU stronghold anymore. That time has passed,” she said. “The PPPC has been the most inclusive party ever in the history of this country. We don’t leave anyone out of this progress.”
Both ministers took aim at the opposition, accusing the former APNU/AFC coalition Government of mismanagement, stagnation, and betrayal during its 2015-2020 tenure.
“The APNU legacy is a legacy of betrayal, broken promises,” Rodrigues said. “Their five years in office were marked only by no vision, incompetence, aloft leadership, arrogant government, and bad policies resulting in the economy grinding to a halt with no money circulating.”
Echoing the same sentiments, Edghill emphasized the government’s record of delivery in areas such as infrastructure, health, education, and housing.
“The PPPC has delivered development in Guyana without discrimination,” he stated. “Nobody in South [Georgetown] right now can complain about roads, it’s either your road is being done or it has already been done.”
He issued a direct challenge to opposition figures, singling out APNU MP Christopher Jones: “Go and check Christopher Jones’ Road. It is fixed. I want Christopher Jones to come and tell the people what his party did for the people of South Georgetown.”
Edghill also reminded the crowd of the political turbulence of the 2020 elections, arguing that Guyana is now on a stable path. “September 1, 2025 is about leadership moving Guyana from where we have come from 2020 to 2025 and carry it to 2030 and beyond,” he said. “The leader that can get that done is Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali.”
Rodrigues, speaking on the importance of grassroots engagement and leadership credibility, added: “People pass me on the road all the time. They say ‘Susan,’ and I respond. They feel connected to me. My work will speak for itself, not the title that comes with the name.”
Pushing the message that “one good term deserves another.”
Rodrigues concluded with a call for continuity: “We are giving President Ali a special term. He has to finish the work that we have started. If you thought you saw progress in the last five years, you haven’t seen anything yet.”

The meeting also featured a passionate address from former opposition stalwart, former Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green.
Once a member of the APNU coalition, Chase-Green now serves as Georgetown Councilor for the PPPC, fellow PPPC Georgetown Councilor Steven Jacobs also delivered remarks at Tuesday’s event. Both highlighted what they described as five years of inclusive development and unprecedented progress under the PPPC administration.
“Get on the PPPC train, get on the train to progress, get on the train to victory,” Chase-Green said.
Jacobs described the PPPC as a party full of strength.
“It is under the PPPC that we are seeing transformation and it will continue for five more years. This is a party full of strength and will continue to build,” he said.