Ramotar leads PPP/C appeal for majority

President Donald Ramotar last evening pledged to take Guyana to a great future if re-elected as he joined other speakers at the PPP/C’s final rally for tomorrow’s general elections to appeal for votes to reclaim a parliamentary majority and sound warnings over any attempts to manipulate the process.

“Stand by me and let us deliver the biggest victory for the people of this country,” Ramotar told thousands gathered at the Lusignan market tarmac. Unlike the PPP/C’s final rally for the 2011 general elections, there were no dancing girls and no Soca superstars like Destra at this year’s final rally. And for a significant part of Ramotar’s speech, sections of the crowd appeared not to be listening and talked among themselves while some left.

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As such, Dr. Jagdeo laid blame squarely at the door of the APNU+AFC for the unrests that were noticed in different parts of Region 4 (Demerara/Mahaica) last evening and into the night.According to Dr. Jagdeo, APNU+AFC presidential candidate Mr. David Granger had some weeks ago called on the party’s supporters to ‘protect the ballots’. This, he added, was compounded by comments made yesterday by the party’s campaign co-chairman, Raphael Trotman, who called on supporters to ‘guard their votes’.
The result, Dr. Jagdeo highlighted, was that APNU+AFC supporters turned out at polling places where ballots were being counted and have been involved in less that constructive undertakings.
“We have been saying this,” he said, explaining that the PPP/C has repeatedly pointed to the dangers of making such calls.

For immediate release
Tuesday May 12th 2015
GEORGETOWN –
A Partnership for National Unity and the Alliance For Change are confident that the Coalition has conducted a vertically integrated campaign and our internal monitoring has indicated that we have won these elections, and the people of Guyana have spoken definitively for change.
APNU+AFC is concerned by the disinformation campaign currently being waged by the People Progressive Party- PPP that they have won the General and Regional Elections by a slim majority. The coalition regards this as mischievous, provocative and not in the best interest of the country.
APNU+AFC urges the Guyana Elections Commission to use its best efforts to provide a timely declaration of the results to put the nation at rest.