‘Typical of the PNC’ – Jagdeo flags ‘disparaging’ statements made by Norton

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo Thursday raised concerns about what he believes are disparaging remarks made about Guyanese who chose to leave the opposition People’s National Congress Reform.

Jagdeo, who is also Guyana’s Vice President, addressed recent statements made by Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton. Jagdeo told reporters at a press conference that Mr. Norton’s questionable statements include a fictitious claim that the PNC has about 10,000 new members and that the supporters and party members who left the party are people who were bribed by the PPP.

He also raised concerns about Mr. Norton’s continued claims about a bloated voters’ list ahead of the 2025 General and Regional Elections.

The PPP General Secretary scoffed at these statements, noting that Mr Norton seemed to be intent on practising “divisive politics.”

“This is something that is typical of the PNC,” Jagdeo lamented.

He then zeroed in on the claim that former PNC party members, particularly Afro-Guyanese, who now support the PPP have been bribed. The Vice President said this was “disparaging” and stressed that people have agency and the ability to make judgments of their own.

Jagdeo said the PNC believes it is entitled to the support of Afro-Guyanese even as the party continues to neglect citizens and remains “divorced from reality” because of its limited engagement with people and poor policy formulation.