President calls for unity in Phagwah message

President Irfaan Ali

In his Phagwah Day message to the nation, President Irfaan Ali has said that Guyanese must “commit to holding each other’s hands and moving forward together united and free,” while adding that the festival is symbolic of an “inclusive character…in which distinctions based on race, religion and class are blurred.”

He said that in this regard, “Phagwah reminds us that despite the differences, we are all part of a common human family who inhabit our planet. As such, we must continue to promote harmonious relations with each other, mindful that in doing so we will create the conditions that will continually yield a bountiful harvest of benefits to be shared by all.”

The Head of State said that nature has bestowed Guyana with an abundance of natural resources, which makes it perhaps the most endowed country in the Caribbean.