This move could cost the PPP the next General Elections

Jan 20, 2019 Letters

Dear Editor,

Although the news of Irfaan Ali as the PPP Presidential candidate did not come as a great surprise, it is nevertheless the talking point in the diaspora and I am sure throughout Guyana. One wonders now if the PPP will win an election with him at the helm. It was Bharat Jagdeo who was responsible for the PPP to lose the government in May 2016 and it is believed that because of his influence Irfaan was chosen as the party’s Presidential Candidate. It is felt that Jagdeo has a great influence over the former Housing Minister and can yield a lot of power if Irfaan Ali is President. Jagdeo, a Russian trained economist, wants to emulate Vladimir Putin/Dmitry Medvedev.
It is a known fact that Anil Nandlall, the former Attorney General is much smarter, more articulate, more respected, very Presidential than Ali, yet he was defeated in a contest between the two. Party supporters are upset with the move, prompting them to reflect at Jagdeo’s history with the PPP. He was never in the trenches like dozens of renowned supporters – many of whom were forced out or kicked out because of Jagdeo’s domineering attitude and behaviour. Moses Nagamootoo, Khemraj Ramjattan, now two top AFC members among them not to mention Ralph Ramkaran, the late Navin Chandarpaul, among others.
I know for a fact dozens of well to do Guyanese in the diaspora who were strong supporters of the PPP, because of Jagdeo’s attitude switched their loyalty to the AFC and made large financial contributions to that movement. Many of them indicated to me that they regretted the move and were thinking of assisting the PPP to win the next elections. Now with this move to have Irfaan as Head, they might rethink and might very well keep out and stay out. The mood at this stage, it is expected that there will be mass abstention and this might allow the APNU to win. A friend of mine just emailed me stating, “Nandlall was the brightest of them all.”

Goodbye PPP

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