Saying that confidence has been restored in the country’s democracy since his administration assumed office in August last year, President Irfaan Ali on Friday assured Guyanese in the New York diaspora that the government is moving towards inclusive governance for all.
“Guyana is attempting to perfect not pervert its democratic value… A more transparent system of governance and a more open forum of governance,” Ali said during a virtual address to a Town Hall Forum, which was organised by the International Center for Democracy (ICD) in Queens, New York, on Friday.
Ali’s comments came in wake of recent calls by American legislators for more political inclusion in Guyana: “Guyana’s wealth is for all the people of Guyana, irrespective of their ethnicity. I urge the current government and leaders of the opposition in the National Assembly to work together towards further strengthening Guyana’s democracy and building a more inclusive nation,” Congressman Hank Johnson said in a statement on Wednesday.