Change Guyana has chosen attorney, Mishka Puran, as its replacement prime ministerial candidate for the upcoming General and Regional Elections saying that her focus will be on women’s rights and empowerment.
“She believes in women’s empowerment and that of youth and it is why we feel that she should be the person,” Change Guyana Leader Robert Badal told Stabroek News, when contacted yesterday.
“Guyana needs women in leadership, they need youth in leadership and she encompasses both. It is an amazing precedent to set also because she was nominated by party executives and unanimously chosen,” he added.
Earlier this month, party co-founder and then prime ministerial candidate, Nigel Hinds, withdrew from the ticket citing his dual citizenship and a likely medical condition he learnt of in November last year.
He told this newspaper that he had begun the process to relinquish his US citizenship but had not followed through because of the medical condition that developed.
“I am a citizen of United States and had started the process to relinquish my citizenship to that country but it was not followed through due to medical reasons”, Hinds had said. He also explained that the medical condition developed after he and Badal had announced the formation of the party.
Badal said that he was confident in Hinds’ replacement and knows that she will do a stellar job if elected to office. He reminded that since its formation, the party had been championing the rights and empowerment of women and youth.
He said that the youth here need to understand that they hold the key for the future of this country and as such should push for major policy-making roles.
The Change Guyana president boasted of their choice for PM saying that, “Puran is passionate about the need for changes in the governance of our country to bring peace, prosperity and a happy life for all Guyanese.”
“She is extremely concerned about the extortionately high taxation of big, wasteful and incompetent Governments of the past five decades and is committed to bring better leadership to transform our country into a progressive, safe, multicultural and inclusive society,” he added.
Puran, according to Badal, is an experienced and skilled attorney with over 14 years of practice in the areas of criminal law, family law, probate, civil and commercial litigation, human rights advocacy, conveyancing and adverse possession. Extremely analytical, he pointed out, Puran has also been successful in numerous high-profile cases in Guyana. Her youth, energy, creativity and honesty complements the team of Change Guyana.
“Guyanese are now confronted with the choice of either remaining static in economic underdevelopment and societal decay or advancing forward among the league of progressive nations. Of crucial importance at this juncture is the need for strong, inspiring and resourceful leadership. This is what the team of Change Guyana brings,” Badal said.
