Miguel’s observation
As we see the unfolding of massive fraud in the March 2, 2020, General and Regional Elections, some members of the diplomatic community, small parties, the partisan media and supporters of the Main Opposition must be holding their heads in shame.
This is because of the anomalies and discrepancies that are being unearthed daily during the forensic recount of the ballots cast on March 2.
The revelations have surely revealed stuff that could send this country into unchartered waters and further destabilise the fragile foundation that it rests on presently following years of racial and political strife that stifled its growth since Independence.
Further, because of the high stakes that were placed on the election dubbed ‘the mother of all elections’ many persons felt it necessary to risk their money and credibility, to support the Party of their choice for future political favours.
The diplomatic community whether wittingly or unwittingly were drawn into the well-orchestrated plot of the Opposition.
It made pronouncements on their behalf which was at first surprising but subsequently found to be deliberate and inaccurate.
The community’s premature actions and succeeding assertions about the validity of the results could only be construed as mischievous and a threat to Guyana’s sovereignty, while at the same time confusing the meaning of democracy.
The most vocal of them the US Ambassador through her own reports back to Washington.
She got high ranking members of the current Trump administration to issue threats of sanctions if the results were not deemed credible.
The British, Canadian and EU High Commissioners along with the unsavoury OAS, all added their weight, perhaps in an attempt to intimidate the Elections Commission and satisfy the PPP.
Yes, the PPP through its US$34million paid to a United States lobbying firm, Mercury, had become their Masters.
It was pulling the strings with strong urges of sanctions and dual Presidency if the results did not go its way.
This money could have built many housing complexes for the party’s own supporters, who like so many others suffered from lack of proper housing facilities.
The sum paid to lobby on its behalf is even more outrageous when you consider the staggering statistics associated with poverty and illiteracy among its own supporters.
This is the same caring PPP that spent a record US$200 million to acquire a used sugar factory for Skeldon, the home of strong support for the party.
The factory was never going to be profitable, but rather a burden to the economy, a fact that was never understood or explained to the people.
There was no plan to alleviate illiteracy or poverty among its supporters since reducing people to being tramps was a proven way of controlling them.
The people become unable to think for themselves so dependency in most cases was always the only alternative hence the blind support.
The PPP has attempted to force its will on the Commission and the Guyanese people.
But as the party is slowly but surely finding out, the incumbent remains inflexible in its belief that the elections were rigged.
The Coalition support will not be cowered or bullied into submission as the abovementioned entities or the PPP would love to see occur it simply cannot happen.
The PPP has tried to dominate the legal authorities with all manner of tactics, but to no avail and all right-thinking Guyanese have resolved to ensure that justice will be served.
Perhaps Mercury in exchange for the free monies it received from the PPP could show some mercy and build some housing complexes for those in dire need of such relief.
The Opposition Leader seems to be trying to imitate certain dictatorial regimes. While the tactic had worked in the past, Guyana has grown.
Under the leadership of President David Granger, it is very difficult to see Guyana reverting back to that dark period of constant killings and sheer brutality.
Not only Guyana has moved on but also the world at large.
Just look at the George Floyd death by the Police and you will understand where we are at the level of consciousness when excesses are perpetrated by the State and its apparatus.
The protest was not only restricted to the US but in hundreds of countries and capitals across the world.
In case anyone forgot it was for the killing of a black man.
It was a case of enough is enough. Guyanese might just be getting to that point where they begin to say just that.
