Dear Editor,
As we are approaching yet another election in our land, we must all put our voices, hands and resources together to ensure progress continues for a better and developed Guyana. From 2015 to 2020, we saw little or no progress from the APNU+AFC Government. Nothing was done to better villages and to enhance the living standards of our people. Local democracy was derailed, and only the NDCs and townships that the PNC controlled saw some sort of development.
The then Minister of Local Government and Regional Development was like a God unto himself. He did nothing to better the local authority areas, and, most of all, wasted five years as a minister, because he didn’t care about the people and any form of development. Many local authority areas (LAAs) were neglected due to the dictatorial ruling of the PNC REOs.
We saw many streets and internal roads left to sustain further damage. The drainage system was taken over by overgrown bushes. Piles of garbage were left in many villages and towns.
Georgetown, under the leadership of the PNC, is being left to stink. The town of New Amsterdam is underdeveloped, and has poor management. Resources are being mismanaged by the PNC in the many towns and NDCs that they control. There is poor representation even of their supporters.
I can go on, but it’s wasting time to talk about the PNC, because they are visionless and have no policy in regard to development.
Today they want us, as Guyanese, to believe they are capable of running municipalities and NDCs when we all know they cannot even properly run a stall at the market. They had five-plus years in Government and did nothing to better any village or town, and they want another opportunity. NO! We must not allow them to come to us begging again like they did in 2015.
Since the PPP took office, we saw the many developments taking place across our country, be it in NDCs or towns controlled by the PNC. Development is happening at a rapid pace all across this land, and we must allow it to continue. We — especially the PNC supporters – must all take a look and compare the PNC’s five years in Government and the less-than three years of the PPP Government, and then make our decision as to which party is the best, and have our people at heart, and moreover creates an equal opportunity for all.
Brothers and sisters who are thinking to support the PNC at the upcoming Local Government Elections on Monday, 12th June 2023, think again, and make that bold step and change by voting for the PPP/C candidate in your area. By voting for the PPP/C candidate, you will have better representation and rapid development within your community. Voting for the PNC would be a waste of votes, because the PNC does not want to see Guyana develop.
Come Monday, 12th June 2023, go out in your numbers and vote for the party that has you at heart and wants to develop all of Guyana. It’s Time to vote the PNC out. Vote PPP/C!
Regards,
Abel Seetaram
