Voting for the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) on September 1, 2025 is a choice for “a safe, stable, secure and responsible development,” according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali.
The President, in a video livestreamed on his social media pages on Tuesday morning, said voting for any other political party will be a risk to the current developmental projects that are ongoing across the country.
“Now is not the time to tear it apart, now is not the time to risk it, this is the time for strong trusted, stable, competent visionary leadership and that is what the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic promises,” he noted.
Highlighting the PPP/C’s investments in education, infrastructure, healthcare, safe spaces for families and more, President Ali said: “I ask you to vote for the PPP/C, to not turn back the clock and ensure that we keep moving forward together for a better Guyana.”
Over the past five years, he noted that his government has invested in building bridges and roads including major four lane highways to ease traffic congestion, the construction and rehabilitation of hospitals and other medical facilities with the aim of building a world-class healthcare sector, and the rehabilitation and construction of new schools in order to transform the education sector.
A number of social programmes including several cash grant initiatives have also been implemented to improve the lives of every citizen. He also referred to the increase in distribution of scholarships to ensure every citizen is afforded an opportunity for higher education.
The President referred to his political opponents as ‘grasshoppers’ who do not spend time preparing for the future, as opposed to the PPP/C which, he said, works like the ant to meet its manifesto promises, securing the country’s future development.
“Those many groups that we’re running against are like the grasshopper, they are promising you all kinds of things, irresponsible things to make you happy now, instead of properly preparing for the future. They are promising you the moon and the stars, they’re saying you can have it all right now but my brothers and sisters, this is irresponsible and leads to instability,” he noted.
He recalled the 2015 to 2020 period where the main opposition political parties – A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC) – failed to deliver on their manifesto promises. In fact, he reminded that the decisions of APNU+AFC government led to the loss of thousands of jobs and more burdens for citizens. He also reminded that they ended their tenure in office with attempts to rig the elections.
“We saw how they destroyed this country, we saw the instability that they brought to Guyana, we saw how much it cost us, our credibility,” he noted.
Dr. Ali also responded to claims by the APNU+AFC that the lack of oil revenue led to its inability to achieve more. He said “oil alone does not translate into wealth,” as development is dependent on investment choices made by the government as well as decisions relating to taxation.
The President also referred to the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party launched by US-sanctioned Azruddin Mohamed.
He noted that Guyana shares a close relationship with the United States which cannot be jeopardised, adding that a vote for WIN will risk Guyana’s relationship with the US, which by virtue of their sanctions, have signaled their national and international security concerns with Mohamed.
“One such individual believe that he can sacrifice the safety and security of an entire country for his self-interest. The choices are clear – as I said earlier, our safety, our stability, our transformation, it is fragile, but it is also strong once we make the right decisions consistently, the right decision for our country, our family and our communities,” President Ali said.
He also pointed out that his party has fulfilled its manifesto promises and is on a path to building a strong, stable and prosperous Guyana that is globally recognised.
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