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The PPP need not rush to pick its presidential candidate
Dear Editor,
The PPP had announced its intention to decide on its presidential candidate for the 2020 election before the end of this year. I wonder though, why the rush?
There has been recent developments which seem to make the decision not a sensible one especially if the Coalition government wins the no confidence vote.
For example, President Granger’s illness makes him an unlikely presidential candidate for the APNU+AFC in 2020. If the Coalition is not rushing to identify its presidential candidate, then why is the PPP?
As a proud supporter, I do not think that the party should take bait from outside forces who may just be trying to fully assess what they are up against. The identification of the candidate will make him or her a prime target for the anti-PPP forces.
An example is the recent criminal charges. What happens if the presidential candidate is convicted which will prevent him or her from contesting? It will leave the PPP scampering to find another candidate. So with the recent developments the question is, ‘What is the rush?’
I remind my party, the presidential candidate is very important. He or she must be able to appeal to a wide cross section,—Afro-Guyanese, Indo-Guyanese, Amerindians, mixed Guyanese and the biggest voting population, which includes all races, the youth.
Indeed, the APNU+AFC performance and policies are making it seemingly easier for the PPP to get back in, but let us still be careful and select the best possible candidate; the future of Guyana, a soon to be oil producing country, depends on it.
Yours for Progress
Paul G. Persaud
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