PNC’s obstructionist ways of asking for recounts damage any reputation left

Dear Editor,
The PNC reminds me of a family keeping the dead and not rushing to do the burial; of their antics in 2020 when the nation was held hostage and in trauma for five months while recounts were being done and court cases were making their way to the CCJ. They are in mourning and can’t let go of the dead. The PNC’s decimation at the 2025 elections was a direct result of its attempted rigging and its poor job as an opposition party during 2020-2025. The voters spoke loudly and abandoned the PNC in droves. The PPP won Region Four, where the PNC reigned as king. The new party WIN took away Linden from the PNC. The PNC did not win any region. In every region, the PNC was trashed. The PNC is in deep shock. How did this happen? How could this happen? So not wanting to accept their burial, the PNC has invoked its obstructionist ways. It called for a partial recount in Region Four that will take a few days. After counting 109 boxes, nothing has changed, and nothing will change. Now it is asking for a recount in Region Five.
The SoPs for 2025 are now all posted on GECOM’s website. Tallies show the PPP winning handsomely. The PNC will no longer be the official Opposition. No amount of recounting will change that. That’s a big fall. The PNC was defeated in a parliamentary motion of no-confidence in 2018, and in 2025, their traditional voters voted no-confidence in the PNC. The WIN has replaced the PNC as the Opposition. This is a traumatic loss for the PNC.
What the PNC is doing by asking for recounts is delaying the swearing in of President Ali for the second term. It reminds me of when you collect a million dollars from the bank teller, you would count it many times to make sure the teller did not rob you or make a mistake. In the PNC’s case, no amount of recounting will make it any better for them. They are just upsetting people, and their supporters are shaking their heads.
The PNC’s Nia Gonsalves, in a Facebook post, reportedly said, “We need to accept the results, acknowledge the winner & move on” (Sept 4, 2025). Former PNC MP Figueroa has uttered similar sentiments. Where are the good leaders in the PNC to step up and ask the leader to halt requests for recounts? It makes the PNC look very, very bad!

Yours sincerely,
M Singh