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This upcoming poll is not about the future of Guyana

May 08, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
This upcoming poll is not about race. It is about the future of Guyana. It is about whether we continue along the path of progress and development as we have experienced over the past twenty-three years or whether we go backwards as during the pre-1992 period when the PNC regime was in power.
In the final analysis, it is about which from among the contending political parties can be trusted to lead this nation. Only two political parties have had experience in government, namely the PPP/C and the PNC which is now in coalition with a number of smaller parties none of which have any experience in government.
In the case of the PNC, it had a dismal record of undemocratic rule, economic mismanagement, suppression of free speech and a host of other shortcomings which cumulatively reduced this country to one of the poorest in the region.
The PPP/C on the other hand has a proud record of re-building a broken economy to one that is today one of the fastest growing in the economy, significantly higher that IMF projection for the Caribbean.
Indeed, from a highly indebted poor country under the PNC the country has now graduated to middle income status and is poised to move even higher up the pecking order.
This is one electoral race that transcends race. All people benefit when a society grow and prosper. Children of all races and ethnicities do well when more money is spent on education. The improved performance of our students across the board at local and regional elections is only one indication of the even-handedness of the PPP/C when it comes to distribution of budgetary resources to the education sector. The same can be said for the delivery of health care.
Guyanese today enjoy much higher levels of literacy and numeracy and are in a much better position to make informed choices as to which political party they would like to manage the affairs of state.
The two main indicators of progress is an educated and healthy population. Guyanese are enjoying a much better quality of health care and education delivery. Additionally, more people today have access to higher education as could be seen from a growing number of young professionals many of whom at early age are successful businessmen and entrepreneurs.
The number of people who are today the proud owners of their own homes, vehicles and consumer durables have never been higher. This came about because of the several opportunities created by this PPP/C administration including access to bank credits and training programmes.
One only need to look at the number of banks that have been established in all regions of Guyana to get a sense of how far we have come in terms of access to money and credits. Banks are indicators of the state of our economic health and from the published reports our banks are doing well.
The choice we make on May 11 will determine the future health of our economy and our country. Only under a PPP/C government under the leadership of Donald Ramotar can there be a continuation of this growth trajectory that we have been enjoying over the past two decades.
As mentioned earlier, boils down in the end to one of trust. The PPP/C has a proven record of success. The PNC, by contrast, has failed this nation.
The choice cannot be clearer.
Hydar Ally

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