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Heed David Granger’s call

May 19, 2011 Letters

Dear Editor,
It was heartening to see the youth of the PNCR finally involved in a very vibrant rally last weekend, as the party continues on the hot campaign trail for Elections 2011.
The Guyana Youth and Student Movement’s (GYSM) recent National Youth Convention was well supported and engaged those present in thought provoking presentations and discussions on the role they can and must play in Election 2011.
The PNCR presidential candidate, Mr. David Granger, made a stern call for the ‘Get 10 Movement’. This, I believe, is an extremely excellent appeal that all persons, not only the youth, must heed seriously. Voting is a right that must be exercised by all persons of voting age. Failure to exercise your franchise is a failure on yourself in shaping the future of the political economy in the country you live.
GECOM has opened its claims and objections period preceding Elections 2011 and all Guyanese must make every effort to ensure they are all registered and eligible to vote. Here is where the call by Granger is most important.
Guyanese must ensure that they meet and encourage friends, family, and even the acquaintances they make, to find the time to head to a GECOM office in their area and complete the registration process.
More of these calls for Guyanese to ensure that they take the time to get registered and vote, must repeatedly come from political leaders especially those in the opposition. Change must come to Guyana; it is long overdue. Voter education is a prime responsibility of political parties.
The same interest and determination with which persons are willing to line up for the next big concert ticket, the very patience they can extend to lining up to get into the National Stadium or the next venue for the next big show, must be the same way they treat their registration process and queuing (if necessary) on Election Day.
Richard Francois

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