‘It’s a good picture’ – Jagdeo tells supporters be patient for results

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo Monday night urged citizens to be patient for election results but said the PPP has the “macro” picture and “it’s a good picture.”

“We have a macro picture, and as far as I see, it’s a good picture.

“You don’t have to wait five months for these results… by tomorrow SOPs (Statements of Poll) will be uploaded and every Guyanese will know the results,” Jagdeo told reporters at the PPP’s Freedom House headquarters.

He indicated A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) had a dismal showing, saying they would have a very “difficult” night.

Jagdeo urged persons- supporters and citizens at large- to be patient and wait for the official declaration of the results. However, he painted a positive picture for the PPP.

He said the results trickling in now from various parts of the country confirm trends the PPP predicted- that includes the PPP retaining its support and maybe losing some to WIN, but that WIN would also eat away at APNU’s support base.

He said that APNU miscalculated the impact of WIN, thinking that the new party would have affected the PPP.

“They [APNU] made a serious miscalculation. They were hoping that WIN will damage the PPP and somehow lead to a minority government. Now WIN will take support from APNU, it might take small numbers from the PPP…,” Jagdeo explained.

Jagdeo, like officials from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), has been urging persons to await official results declared by the electoral body.