Opposition Leader has no genuine interest in representing supporters

Dear Editor,
The Opposition APNU/AFC needs to recognise and acknowledge the legitimacy of the PPP/C Administration if the Opposition Leader has any vision and intention of Guyana being a better place for this opposition party, more so the people of Guyana.
The Guyanese people and the rest of the world saw you, Mr Harmon, as one of the people that trampled on Guyana’s democracy in the aftermath of the March 2, 2020 regional and national elections.
Mr Harmon, you have the responsibility to your supporters and the people of Guyana to come clean about what transpired following the March 2, 2020 Regional and German Elections, and the plot to derail democracy in Guyana.
March 2, 2020 elections were already deemed free, fair, credible and transparent by all international and domestic observers and the diplomatic corps when it descended into chaos in light of a number of events which eventually led to Returning Officer for Region Four, Clairmont Mingo, blatantly attempting to alter the results of the elections – much to the objection of every stakeholder except the APNU/AFC coalition. In fact, in his alterations, Mingo added more votes to the APNU/AFC and subtracted votes from the PPP/C in a bid to give the then incumbent a false victory.
Although the recount process was crystal clear that the PPP/C had won the elections with a commanding 233,336 votes, a remarkable lead of 15,416 over its nearest political rival, you, the APNU/AFC, and despite the announcement of these certified results, Harmon’s coalition party refused to concede defeat, and mounted more challenges in a bid to further deny the will of the people. Most recently, Mr Harmon and the coalition continued to peddle the inaccurate narrative that the coalition had won the elections.
President Dr Irfaan Ali and the PPP/Civic were elected by the will of the Guyanese people, and the outcome of March 02, 2020 election cannot be changed. Mr Harmon is among several top coalition members who are pushing narratives filled with selfish desires, party desires, greed for power and disrespect for our country and our citizens.
The people of Guyana and the international community recognise our President and the PPP/C Government. Who is Mr Harmon and the APNU/AFC coalition to deem our President and Government illegitimate?
However, at the same time, Mr Harmon wants to have dialogue with our President on a number of issues of national importance. The question lingering in every Guyanese mind is: How long are Mr Harmon and the coalition going to continue along this path? How long are Mr Harmon and the APNU/AFC coalition going to deny themselves and their supporters the truth?
It’s time to stop selling your narrative of falsehood to the Guyanese people.
As Leader of the Opposition, Mr Joseph Harmon, the people of Guyana request that you do the “right thing”. You have a moral and ethical responsibility to correct the misleading narrative and falsehood that you share on the ground wherever you go.
As a matter of fact, apologising to the Guyanese people for all the things you did in those five months to derail democracy may allow you to gain some level of respect from your supporters and the Guyanese people. As opposition Leader, it is clear that you, Mr Harmon, have no intention of reaching across the aisle, despite President Dr Irfaan Ali recognising you as Leader of the Opposition.
Many are of the opinion that you (Mr Harmon) and the APNU-AFC coalition have no genuine interest in representing your supporters, and it is obvious that you (Mr Harmon) have no interest in commitment to inclusion or “One Guyana”, as proposed by President Ifraan Ali.
The Opposition Leader prefers to keep his MPs in the streets selling the false narrative that our Government is illegal, rather than in the Parliament where they properly belong, to voice their supporters’ views while influencing laws to be passed, which would enhance the lives of every Guyanese while creating development opportunities in our country.
We are speaking of an Opposition Leader who refused to vacate his former post even after receiving a termination letter from the PPP/C elected Government. Mr Harmon is one of the former APNU/AFC leaders who denied our nurses, health workers and frontline workers their risk allowances proposal package several times.
Finally, Opposition Leader Joseph Harmon admitted that there are certain changes in the electoral system that need to take place before the country has another election. However, this differs from the position taken by many of his APNU/AFC leaders and MPs, who contend that the coalition is in no rush for electoral reforms.

Sincerely,
David Adams