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Ramson represents the young political generation
Dear Editor,
I have been following the public discussion and debate about Charles Ramson’s quest to become the presidential candidate of the PPP with keen interest. I am a young Christian afro-Guyanese man, married to an indo-Guyanese woman, with three children (one woman; one home).
I voted for the APNU-AFC in the 2015 election because they promised us a change for the better. That did not happen and before Charles Ramson’s announcement recently, I had no reason to even look in the PPP’s direction.
Also, after seeing the neglect of young people by this government, I lost hope in a youth movement and many of my friends feel the same way also. So when I saw Mr Ramson’s announcement, I was very pleased to see a young educated man with a family like myself and without being tainted with corruption, expressing his desire to lead Guyana.
I was also very surprised and disappointed to hear the reaction coming from former president Jagdeo because I once saw him as a man who stood for change and encouraging young people being once a young president himself. I could not believe my ears when he said that Mr Ramson broke convention and that is why he came out against it.
I would like to remind Mr Jagdeo that not too long ago it was also a convention in Guyana that persons should not marry outside of their race and religion. Those days are long gone especially among the young generation and those are the kinds of conventions which has not been good for Guyana.
What is the big secret that must be so tightly kept about being a presidential candidate? It makes no sense to me and it made me feel like young people have no place in politics with either the PPP or APNU-AFC.
I have heard people say that Mr Ramson does not have experience. I honestly am glad when I hear people say he does not have experience because this country has been going in the wrong direction for a long time and it is still going in the wrong direction.
Guyana needs a fresh start being led by persons with fresh ideas who are not tainted or involved with the corruption. The PPP is still a party tainted with corrupt players and now so too is the APNU-AFC. Unless either party brings a young fresh candidate without baggage then why would young people like myself come out of our home to vote in 2020?
We were tricked in 2015 and we will not be tricked again.
yours respectfully,
Jason Grimmond
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