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An arrogant campaigner
Dear Editor,
I crave your indulgence to air my views of a highly compelling issue at hand, the “selection” of the presidential candidate of the PPP. To my astonishment, I saw Mr. Mustafa plainly attempting to denigrate a PUBLIC online poll that, in my opinion, seeks to capture the views of the GENERAL population on the persons whom the PPP revealed are being considered for the ‘presidential candidate’ position.
Sir, I have to state that it is this exact type of arrogance, displayed by this man that saw the PPP lose the most votes in any free and fair elections in Region Six, during his tenure as regional chairman. It would appear that he has not learned his lesson and so his insolence continues, rampant and unchecked.
I sincerely hope he is not among the candidates to be identified for any leadership role in the future, unless he humbles himself.
Sir, I want to know if it is the 35 members of the executive who will vote and win the elections for the PPP. If the voices of the people of this great land do not matter to Mr. Mustafa (hope he does not speak on behalf of the party) then, quite frankly, he should not be in politics. He will never survive a popularity vote — even in his hometown.
While the online poll does not speak for all of Guyana, it is an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinion on whom they think might be the best candidate to lead the PPP in the next elections. I salute the organisers of this poll. We positively need more of these!
Of note, I did not see Mr. Mustafa criticising the online petition about the illegal government. Perhaps he himself has signed it. Had his choice been at the top of that list, would he have criticised it?
Michael Persaud
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