Dear Editor,
For many of us residing in the Guyanese diaspora, it has become a nightmare to follow and figure out exactly what is going on with regard to the upcoming general election. The public and private electronic media have assumed polarized positions while the spin doctors and columnists have been sending mixed messages. Others continue to have a field day with the ongoing political antics.
In tandem with these images, I decided to do my own research. I called people in villages and spoke to a few political scholars. These are findings. First is that there might be a repeat of the results of the last election. Second is that the PPP will win but with a slim lead. Now, I am not campaigning for or against any political party. The reasons why the PPP will win are as follows. A majority of voters in Berbice will vote for the PPP because they have more to gain than to lose. Simple as that. They still believe in the PPP.
It would be difficult for the APNU/AFC coalition to gain the eleven percent of the votes in Berbice to win the election. It appears that the coalition would have about seven percent of votes. The coalition has not made a dent in the voting pattern among Indians in Berbice. Yes, some sections of the Indian population are fed-up with the PPP but they view the APNU/AFC coalition as the worst possible alternative. There are too many uncertainties in the coalition, namely a lack of transparency and vision. Folks, it will be a hard pill to swallow but the PPP will win. The question is how would Guyana proceed after the election?
Yours faithfully,
Lomarsh Roopnarine
