Over 3,000 persons already registered for PPP/C Congress – GS

Some 3000 persons have already registered for the 32nd Congress of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), which is set for May 3-5, 2024 at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre.
The Congress is the highest decision-making forum of the party, and General Secretary Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said this year’s event is set to be the largest in the party’s history.
“That’s about three times the size of any previous Congress, and they’re coming from Regions Ten, Berbice, Essequibo and hinterland, justifying the strength of our party as one that is multi-ethnic in nature,” he told reporters at a press conference at Freedom House.
The General Secretary said the number of registrants signifies that the party’s support is growing.
The party will elect 40 persons to serve as leaders of the PPP/C. Jagdeo did not disclose whether he would be running again for the position of General Secretary.
Last week, Executive Member Zulfikar Mustapha, while giving an update on the congress, had said that preparations are moving apace. During an appearance on the Guyana Dialogue programme, Mustapha disclosed, “We have 35 full members of the Central Committee and five candidate members. So, 40 persons, delegates and observers, will be voted for the leadership of the party.
“This will be a very important congress for us to charter the course forward, and as you know, this is the highest decision-making forum of the Party, so we are anticipating and looking forward to this congress that will take us to the future,” he had said.
The opening session of the PPP/C Congress will be open to Guyana’s media, and a press briefing will be held when the proceedings conclude for the announcement of the outcome.
Mustapha has said the General Secretary’s Report would be made available to delegates ahead of congress, in an effort to promote transparency among party members. On this point, he explained that the report will also serve as a guide for decision-making.
At the Party’s last Congress, held in Essequibo from December 17 to December 19, 2016, Bharrat Jagdeo was elected General Secretary of the Party. That was the first time that Jagdeo had held the post of leader of the party.
With the 2025 General and Regional Elections looming, President Dr Irfaan Ali has already indicated that he will be running for a second term, taking him to the country’s two-term limit for Presidents.
The theme of this year’s biennial Congress is “Strengthen the Party, Defend Guyana, Unite All Our People for Progress and Prosperity”.