‘Security forces ready to take on anyone who disrupts peaceful elections’ – Jagdeo

General Secretary of the PPP/C and Vice President of Guyana, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo says the security forces are prepared to respond to any act that seeks to disrupt the peaceful conduct of the September 1 general and regional elections.

Addressing thousands of supporters at a PPP/C rally at Stewartville, West Coast Demerara, Jagdeo highlighted the dangerous rhetoric from the political parties, including the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), led by Aubrey Norton, and the We Invest In Nationhood (WIN), led by U.S.-sanctioned businessman, Azruddin Mohamed.

He said both presidential candidates are setting the stage to claim that the PPP/C will rig the elections because they know that they will lose resoundingly.

“We’re heading to a huge, decisive, overwhelming victory for the PPP/C. And that victory will only be possible because of your support,” the party’s general secretary said.

He added, “Many of you are convinced that the victory will be decisive. And many of our opponents are convinced that we are going to win the elections…and I know this? When the rhetoric starts changing.

“Now, I’ve been around for a long time…from the ’90s all the way up to today.”

Noting that with defeat facing Norton and Azruddin, they have changed their language.

“Norton said, ‘If I don’t win, and if the elections are rigged, there will be trouble in Guyana.’

“And Azruddin Mohamed, in his delusional, mentally ill state, says, ‘I did a poll and my poll showed that I’m winning the presidency. I’ve already won in regions 1, 7, 8 and 9, and the PPP is planning to rig… and there’ll be trouble in Guyana.’

“Now, he has adopted the language of the PNC, the old language of the PNC,” Jagdeo noted.

As such, he committed that the security forces are ready to protect the nation.

“And I want to promise them that in case they try to create trouble when they are defeated by this massive victory of the PPP, they’re going to get into big trouble.

“The security forces are ready to take on anyone who tries to disrupt the peaceful poll in these upcoming elections,” the General Secretary said.