Guyanese enjoying the good life – Amna Ally

Despite economic woes

…claims PPP blinded by Govt’s “progress”

Despite the regressing economic growth rate, the thousands of laid off sugar workers, and multiple challenges being faced by the private sector, such as taxes, the Government is contending that “people at all levels” are enjoying the good life.
Making this statement was Social Protection Minister Amna Ally. In her capacity as People’s National Congress/Reform (PNC/R) Chairperson, she insisted in a statement on Monday that the Opposition Peoples Progressive Party- was in fact “blinded” by the coalition’s “progress.”
While her statement was ostensibly in response to concerns raised by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) on carrying out new house-to-house registration for elections, Ally also boasted of the Government’s work in installing street lights and potable water, among others.
“Street lighting has given many the opportunit to light up their lives. Our interior locations can now boast of a new consciousness with the installation of radio stations, keeping them informed of current events. Our aerodromes and airports, which are properly maintained add pride to our successes.  Do not let me give you more examples. Guyana is better off under this government,” Ally said, claiming that the Government has no intention to delay Local Government Elections.

Desperation
The PPP had said in a statement that recent calls by Ally for a new house-to-house registration ahead of this year’s Local Government Elections (LGE) were a desperate attempt to delay or postpone the elections.
According to the PPP, the call by Ally has nothing to do with the PPP, but more so to do with the PNC, since they “discovered the harsh reality that (their) supporters are not heeding their calls to register.”
The party attributed this to what it said is APNU/AFC’s woefully inept management that “not only decimated a once vibrant economy, but has made it virtually impossible for Guyanese, including their own supporters, to eke out a living after falsely promising a good life…
“Their failed economic policies have removed confidence from local and foreign investors, thereby compounding the woes of a now wary Guyanese populace.”
The PPP reminded that after the 2015 General and Regional Elections, it “called not only for new house-to-house registration by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), but for electronic voting utilizing enhanced biometrics with a paper- ballot trail which could be audited.”
“Having ignored our calls, the PNC, having completed almost three years in government, is now making calls for a new house-to-house registration. After the completion of two cycles of continuous registration and two periods of claims and objections…This reluctance to engage in the process is as a result of the despondency precipitated from the economic hardships that the PNC government continue to stack on the backs of Guyanese” the PPP said.
Moreover, the party outlined in its release that house-to-house registration is a meticulous process that necessitates a protracted time period for its completion and accuracy.
Therefore, “having realized that its support is diminishing, this desperate call for a new house-to-house registration by the PNC three years hence can only be seen as a deliberate attempt to postpone or even derail Local Government Elections (LGE), scheduled for later this year, and General and Regional Elections constitutionally due in 2020? the PPP remarked.