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Edghill for PM
Dear Editor,
Dr. Irfaan Ali’s disclosure that he will consider former President Bharrat Jagdeo as a Vice-President is good news.
The former President is quite experienced, well known internationally, and has “been there, done that.”
He has proven to be a formidable Opposition Leader, has access to networks of support, and has the PNCR on the ropes.
How quickly Mr. Jagdeo’s leadership as Opposition Leader saw the PPP trashing the PNC at Local Government Elections in 2016 and 2018, walloping them by margins of 25,000 and 45,000 votes, and defeating the Coalition in 2018 through a motion of no-confidence.
President Jagdeo was able to bring back supporters into the PPP’s fold- including those who had strayed in 2015 by voting for the Coalition.
Additionally, he is much younger than those on the PNC side and has a lot more to offer the country.
Truth be told, the most progress in Guyana occurred under the Jagdeo-era.
As the PNCR clings to power, former President Jagdeo is fighting hard to keep our democracy, through international actions and local protests against Granger and his henchmen wherever they go.
Backed by former Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, and others, like Christopher Ram, the PPP has stood against the illegal PNC regime, fighting hard to restore Constitutional rule, while the people in the new “paper” parties are nowhere to be seen. Both Dr. Ali and Mr. Jagdeo are smart enough to know that once they are returned to office, serious moves have to be made to govern with more consensual structures that involve the Opposition, local civic society, and going beyond rhetoric to tapping into the pool of talent in the Diaspora. They must be willing to seek talent beyond their own party.
Similarly, I trust the PPP will choose Juan Edghill as the Prime Minister candidate.
Edghill has experience, is well known, has a constituency, has proven himself to be a formidable leader and speaker, and has the spirit and courage to resist the PNCR-bullyism.
Edghill is not a pushover; he can stand against any form of bullyism that the PNCR will dish out. The PPP must not make the mistake it made in 2015 in plucking an unknown as a PM candidate. Mr. Edghill is a good man who has proven his loyalty and worked hard for the party, visible in protests and defying the PNC in and out of Parliament.
Jerry Singh
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