APNU outlines strategy to U.S.-based Guyanese

Over the weekend, the presidential candidate of A Partnership for National Unity, (APNU) Brigadier (retired) David Granger, told Guyanese living in the USA that the coalition had a strategy to win the upcoming elections and bring change to Guyana.

Speaking in three cities in Florida – Miami, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale – during a hectic weekend visit lasting from September 23 to 26, Granger explained APNU’s policy and strategy for victory at the forthcoming elections.

Granger was accompanied by his wife Sandra, WPA Co-leader Dr Rupert Roopnaraine, and Campaign Director Joseph Harmon, an APNU news release said.

Visiting at the invitation of a number of Guyanese living in Florida, the team held discussions about social and political changes in their homeland. Granger and Dr Roopnaraine addressed a large gala reception in Miami on Friday 23rd instant.

They responded to questions about the current dismal education standards and unemployment of youth, the security situation, and the need to ensure free and fair elections. Granger and Dr Roopnaraine emphasised that their objective of inclusionary democracy – which is enshrined in the Constitution of Guyana – was a change from the ‘winner-takes-all’ politics so characteristic of elections since the introduction of universal adult suffrage.

APNU, they assured, is committed to transforming the country’s political culture, and will encourage citizens to play a role in development of Guyana.

Mrs Granger also met separately with a group of women in Miami. She was invited to share her views on the importance of an APNU win in the upcoming general elections; and she answered a number of questions relating to poverty, youth involvement, and the need for vigilance on Election Day.

The team then travelled to Orlando, where they held discussions with a group of concerned Guyanese. Persons at that meeting expressed disappointment with the direction in which the country is heading, and voiced the need to improve public security, education and employment in Guyana.

The team also visited the annual Duck Curry Competition on Saturday, where they were greeted by the contestants and visitors to the competition, and had their photographs taken with many of those present.

The team also met with APNU’s friends and supporters in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday, where Granger and Dr Roopnaraine brought participants up to date on the situation in Guyana. The audience raised questions about the political, social and economic environments in the country; particularly the crime situation, joblessness among youth, the crisis in the education system, and the widening gap between the rich and poor in the country.

Granger and Roopnaraine underlined the need for all Guyanese – both within and outside of Guyana – to become involved in the development of the country and its people. APNU promised to make the country safe for citizens and for investment, and to bring back the high standards of education for which Guyana had once been famous.