Jagdeo decries ‘assault’ on Afro-Guyanese who support PPP

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C). Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo condemned attacks on Afro-Guyanese who have chosen to support his party.

Jagdeo, who is Guyana’s Vice President, maintained that the PPP/C is a multiethnic party with a proven track record of supporting all Guyanese. However, he highlighted the increasingly horrid occurrence, particularly online, of opposition forces attacking Afro-Guyanese vocal about their support for the PPP.

Jagdeo said there seems to be an expectation that Afro-Guyanese must support the opposition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC), though those parties have not delivered. And if Afro-Guyanese express support for the PPP, as they have been doing, Jagdeo lamented that they are being labelled as “sellouts.”

“All week long, we are hearing this assault on Afro-Guyanese, and it will get worse closer to the elections,” he said at his weekly press conference.

The General Secretary later added, “The ‘group think’ that APNU wanted us to have is being dismantled by many people, including many young Afro-Guyanese. Many people have come to the PPP because they think performance matters.”

So Jagdeo told Guyana to reject the racist rhetoric peddled by other parties. He also encouraged individuals to support each other, especially in the face of “trolls” online.

“Don’t be demoralised,,” Jagseo said, speaking directly to the individuals vocal about their support for the PPP/C.