In a pointed nationwide deal with on Tuesday, Guyana President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made a compelling case for continuity in management, warning that the good points made beneath his administration might be undermined by what he known as the “irresponsible, short-sighted” guarantees of the opposition.
Talking in a dwell early morning broadcast on his Fb web page, President Ali invoked the fable of the ant and the grasshopper to emphasize the worth of long-term planning and accountable governance. “We have now introduced you financial progress. We have now introduced you widespread growth. We’re constructing a social security internet – and we’re doing so responsibly and stably,” he stated.
With basic elections scheduled for September 1, the President positioned the upcoming vote as a selection between stability and regression. He cited a string of achievements beneath the Folks’s Progressive Celebration/Civic (PPP/C) administration, together with record-breaking infrastructure investments, the rollout of free tertiary schooling, and the launch of the biggest scholarship programme in Guyana’s historical past — awarding over 39,000 GOAL scholarships between 2021 and 2025.
President Ali additionally highlighted efforts within the well being sector, pointing to the development of six regional hospitals throughout 5 areas and the commissioning of the Diamond Regional Hospital, which now serves roughly 40,000 residents on the East Financial institution.
“In simply three years, regardless of dropping two to the pandemic, we’ve created tens of 1000’s of recent jobs, delivered 1000’s of recent houses, and supplied low-income and low-interest loans to working households,” Ali stated. “That is what accountable authorities seems like.”
The president contrasted this progress with what he described as financial hardship and industrial decline beneath the earlier APNU+AFC coalition authorities. “We inherited a rustic in disrepair. Extractive industries like sugar and mining had been depleted. Taxes had been up. Jobs had been down.”
He additionally issued a sobering reminder of Venezuela’s ongoing declare to Guyana’s Essequibo area, describing it as a urgent nationwide safety risk. Ali reaffirmed the nation’s dedication to defending its sovereignty and deepening its strategic partnership with the US.
“Safeguarding this partnership requires severe investments — in surveillance, intelligence, and policing,” he stated. “We will’t danger it. The U.S. has already expressed severe nationwide safety considerations about sure people who consider they’ll jeopardise our complete nation for private achieve.”
As Guyanese put together to solid their votes, President Ali concluded with a rallying name: “We’re dedicated to constructing a Guyana for all. So, on September 1st, we both danger all of it — or we preserve shifting ahead with the Folks’s Progressive Celebration/Civic.”
