Dear Editor,
As the PNC (demolished by the new national hero Charrandass voting for the no-confidence motion) staggers in confusion and is unprepared for new elections, and using wrong and strong tactics to delay the vote, the PPP must not think it can put up a goat and people will vote for him just because they are loyal to the PPP.
The PPP’s selection for presidential candidate boggles the mind.
With the PPP’s winning streak having the PNC on the run, walloping them at the 2016 and 2018 local government elections and defeating them with the no-confidence vote, the PPP has squandered the enormous goodwill of the people and financial supporters. I cannot, in good faith, support the PPP’s presidential candidate. What message is the PPP sending to the voters that it does not matter if a candidate’s story may indicate academic fraud?
Certainly, the PNC will be defeated at the next election but we do not want a continuation of the Jagdeoite kleptocracy. I do not support the view that it’s better for the PPP to thief than for the PNC to thief.
I call on all Guyanese in the diaspora to run the PPP execs out of town when they come begging for election donations. This choice insults the intelligence of all Guyanese.
Mr Ali’s overnight wealth and very questionable story about his qualifications simply does not add up. The PPP’s kingmaker should not miscalculate that people don’t care who their candidate is, where allegedly the candidate magically obtained a Master’s degree before a Bachelor’s. Some questions arise.
Did Mr Ali actually attend any face-to-face classes anywhere for the two claimed degrees? On what basis did UWI admit him into the doctoral programme? What degree is that? Did Mr Ali attend any classes at any UWI campus? Did he complete all coursework? If not, some more details on the doctoral programme would be enlightening. What did Mr Ali mean by his dissertation was submitted and he is awaiting an evaluation? Usually, a dissertation is submitted only when the candidate’s Doctoral Committee feels the candidate’s work meet standards and is ready for submission. So, when a doctoral dissertation is submitted at the doctoral defense presentation, the candidate is told on the day of the defense what edits need to be done so a final submission can be made. Did Mr Ali actually submit the final dissertation and defended it, or did he just submit the dissertation topic for approval? The whole story is very fishy.
I feel sorry for Guyana. The masses should send a message to the 35 PPP central committee members that their 35 votes will not be enough to make them win the national election.
Yours faithfully,
Jerry Singh
