The APNU/AFC is holding on to a shameful narrative

Dear Editor,
The present impasse created by the APNU/AFC cabal can be summed up in one sentence, that is, “the rantings of a bully, a party that has lost the election beyond the shadow of a doubt.”
These are also costly rantings in that billions of dollars have been funnelled into a process to block the final declaration of a successful election held on March 2, 2020, an election where the PPP/C have won. It has been five months on and the rantings continue, the incumbent looking in every which way they can pull off a massive fraud stunt with a legal cover to go with. Mark you well, all of this is going on in the very presence of the international community, if this is not the most brazen attempt by a bully, then what is?
But all of this has a simple explanation as we just have to take a step back into the last five years, and review the May 2015 elections. In that instance, the coalition claimed victory by a slim majority, just under 5000 votes.
The incumbent President, Mr Ramotar, complained of fraud being perpetrated in the form of fake SoPs, something akin to what Mingo submitted in this election in 2020. However, The international observer groups were not convinced that this allegation could in any way significantly alter the result, coupled with the fact that the community was already committed to an alliance as the only true way to govern Guyana.
Therefore, the USA Ambassador, Brent Haardt, convinced Mr Ramotar to forgo his request for a recount and further advised him to challenge the result in an election petition.
Now juxtapose that against the March 2020 elections, in this instance there is a clear winner in the PPP/C with 15,416 votes. The incumbent has clearly lost the election but is hell-bent on staying in office by fraudulent means. In this regard, they are now trying to put a credible election process into disrepute. In fact, they are also discrediting every credible voice of reason that has overseen the process. The APNU/AFC is carrying out a shamefully stupid story, which they themselves are finding hard to believe.
To conclude our discussion today, the same process that brought the coalition to office in 2015 has not changed, it is the same process that is being followed now that the PPP/C have won. Any allegation, damning evidence, fraudulent votes or what have you has to be followed up in an election petition, but this has to be done after the swearing-in of the elected President. The rules of the game have not changed.

Respectfully,
Neil Adams