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The biggest win of all!
Peeping Tom…
Kaieteur News- Let’s start with the bad news. If you’re a supporter of the Opposition in Guyana, any Opposition—PNCR, AFC, AZMO, or that uncle who insists he’s forming a party as soon as he gets the paperwork—you might want to grab a glass of something strong and come to terms with this: you’re not going to win the Presidency in 2025.
Yes, I know. That sounds brutal. But it’s better to face the truth now than be blindsided later when your hopes crash harder than the national internet service during a live cricket match.
Now, I’m not saying this out of spite. I’m saying this as someone who believes in preventive therapy—why suffer in September when you can process your grief in June and enjoy the rest of the year with lower expectations and fewer blood pressure pills?
Let me be clear: this is not a condemnation of the Opposition. No. If anything, it’s a public service announcement. A sort of existential conditioning. A twelve-step program for political sobriety. Because once you accept that the PPPC is going to win—once you say, “Yes, Irfaan, I see you, I hear you, and I already know the results”—you are free. Free to pursue goals that are within reach. Free to avoid public heartbreak.
The PPPC is not merely contesting; they are orchestrating an inevitability. This is a party that turns into a military-grade electoral machine every five years. They can morph from sluggish bureaucracy to hyper-organised campaign juggernaut in under 48 hours.
And yes, they’re going to spend. Not just spend—detonate cash like confetti at a billionaire’s wedding. If oil money had legs, it would be dancing at Freedom House. The PPPC campaign will be awash with music trucks, branded umbrellas, and billboards that could block the sun. But don’t panic—money doesn’t win everything. Just ask the Americans. Or that one uncle who bought a $20,000 wedding ring and still got divorced in three months.
Look at the last local government elections. The PNCR had a campaign budget that could barely cover a meal at a fine dining restaurant, yet they still held their ground in key municipalities. The moral here? You don’t need billions to win votes—you need strategy, commitment, and legwork.
Let’s talk about strategy. Not the fantasy one in which the Opposition wins the Presidency. I mean the realistic one—the “let’s deny the PPPC a parliamentary majority” kind. Because here’s the secret sauce: the PPPC, for all their infrastructure, oil boom swagger, and eco-tourism brochures, is not guaranteed a convincing majority. Not even a mildly persuasive one. If the Opposition plays its cards right, the difference in seats could be as thin as the patience of a Georgetown minibus driver in traffic.
So, the Opposition should focus on ending the PPPC’s one-seat dominance in the Parliament. That’s the real battlefield. Get the arithmetic right. Target the undecided voters. Convert disenchanted voters and keep away from hosting rallies.
The PPPC loves rallies. They adore them. They create illusions at rallies. A crowd of 10,000 magically becomes 50,000 with the right camera angle. But rallies, like social media likes, don’t always convert to votes. So let them chant. Let them recycle crowds. It’s aerobic and good for circulation. Meanwhile, the Opposition should be working door to door, peeling off the 20 voters per district who might just be tired of potholes, promises, or press conferences.
The key isn’t to outspend. It’s to outthink. To recognise that politics is sometimes about denying your opponent a clear win, not necessarily landing a knockout punch. You don’t need to become government to influence government—you just need enough seats to hold the balance of power. And let’s face it, with the right number of seats, you don’t need to sleep at State House to have a say in what’s on the national menu.
So, breathe, dear Opposition supporter. Take a walk. Drink tea. Get used to the idea that you won’t be raising a presidential flag come September 2025. But with the right moves, you could ensure that the winner doesn’t get to rule unchecked. You can be the pebble in the shoe. The mosquito at the cocktail party. The reason they can’t just push any bill without checking who’s watching.
And that, my friend, might be the biggest win of all.
(The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this newspaper.)
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