New PNCR leader David Granger yesterday said late President Forbes Burnham’s vision was one of limitless horizons, while reiterating the commitment of the party he founded to creating a good life for all Guyanese.
Granger was at the time addressing an observation at The Mausoleum, Place of Heroes, Seven Ponds, Botanical Gardens, which was part of the PNCR’s activities yesterday to mark Burnham’s 27th death anniversary.
Granger, in his address, said the group gathered to pay homage to an extraordinary man whom Guyanese are indebted to for his “visionary leadership, his astute statesmanship and his watchful guardianship of our young nation for over two decades from 1964 to 1985.”
“We are heirs to a rich legacy,” he said, while adding that the PNC is a living testament to this political thought. “The party, today, draws strength from Burnham’s exemplary record. We renew our collective commitment to continue his campaign to create a good life for all Guyanese.”
Granger recalled Burnham’s initiatives in culture, economic empowerment, education, governance, housing, infrastructure development, international relations, integration of the Caribbean, territorial integrity, national defence, social protection and public security.
“We remember him as an attentive mayor of our capital city, an articulate attorney; an astute legislator; an erudite debater; a prudent prime minister; a tireless trade union leader; a passionate Caribbeanist, internationalist and nationalist and a courageous warrior against colonialism, imperialism and racism,” he said.
According to him, Burnham had uncommon confidence in women, workers, village folk and young people and he believed in the equality of ethnic groups and in respect for religious groups. “He trusted the ability of Guyanese people to determine their fate… to mould their destiny,” he said.
