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PPP to fight to preserve integrity
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will not let up; it will fight “tooth and nail” with the opposition to preserve the
PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee
integrity and honour of the Party and its leaders, said General Secretary Clement Rohee.
He made this statement when he hosted the Party’s weekly press conference at Freedom House, Robb Street, Georgetown.
Rohee told the media that his Party condemns the Alliance For Change use of threatening and inflammatory language against the PPP and its leaders, particularly former President, Bharrat Jagdeo and Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh.
Last week, Vice Chairman of the AFC Moses Nagamootoo, told the media that should AFC become government, the party will make unprecedented moves to have the “elitist clan” of the PPP face the music for its corrupt acts that left the nation with severe damage.
While indicating that high up on the party’s list is Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, Nagamootoo said that he is interested in having the former President, Bharrat Jagdeo, and current Head of State, Donald Ramotar, held accountable for their wrongdoing.
The Vice Chairman contended that the most damning corrupt acts were started by the Jagdeo regime and are being carried out to the detriment of the people by the Ramotar administration.
He had said, too, that while the Constitution does not allow legal action to be taken personally against a former and current President, the AFC will move to amend the laws so that any wrongdoing of the two can be properly investigated and the relevant charges leveled against them.
But Rohee feels that this is a form of witch hunting. He said too that the statements from AFC come on the heels of similar threats by another opposition party, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).
According to Rohee, “This lends credence to a popular held perception that the AFC is taking its cue from its senior partner in the opposition alliance against the PPP and its Civic component.”
Rohee said that “the threats” emanating from the opposition’s camp are reminiscent of the days of “PNC (People’s National
AFC Vice- Chairman, Moses Nagamootoo
Congress) dictatorship when there was political persecution against anyone who dared to stand in the way of administration.”
The General Secretary regarded Nagamootoo’s statements as ominous and said that such “threats cannot be dismissed as hot air emanating from a desperate and power hungry opposition.” He added that “under the PNC regime any indication of opposition, real or imagined, would have resulted in victimization or dismissal or in the case of Dr. Walter Rodney, death.”
Rohee said that his Party remains proud of its record of advocating and promoting an environment of free speech and independent thinking which he claimed is now under threat.
The politician asserted that it is clear that the opposition parties, having failed in efforts to bring down the PPP/C administration, are now resorting to all manner of threats and subterfuge to intimidate and drive fear and insecurity among the populace.
“The PPP wishes to reassure the Guyanese people that it will not sit idly by and allow the social and economic gains scored by the current administration to be undermined by an uncaring and power hungry opposition.
The PPP will fight tooth and nail to preserve the integrity and honour of the Party and its leaders from opposition threats, said Rohee.
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