With Local Government Elections (LGE) just days away, President Irfaan Ali yesterday urged Essequibians to keep advancing and he played up the projected halving of power costs when the gas to energy project gets going.
He spoke at two public meetings in the Pomeroon-Supenaam region. At the first meeting, speaking before hundreds of residents within the Good Hope/Pomona Neighbour-hood Democratic Council (NDC), Ali called on Essequibians to embrace prosperity and to support his government at the LGE on June 12.
During the public meetings he promised Esse-quibians that his government would reduce their electricity bill by 50 percent in the coming years and add more street lights in their communities. He also said that works will be done on every road within their communities as Guy-ana continues to develop.
The president said that $5.8 billion has already been spent in the region to rehabilitate roads.
He used the opportunity to speak on what the Opposition did to the people of Guyana and reminded that the current government had restored democracy. He said the current government continues to give out house lots and also create employment for the people.
“Right in this region we are building call centres, so that people can add more disposable income. This government is giving and empowering, you must be proud of the track record of the PPP/C”, he said.
Recognising that Region Two is an agricultural region, the President said that there are permanent drainage and irrigation machines in the region especially in the Pomeroon River.
He informed the gathering that by 2025, parents will start receiving $50,000 per child through the “Because we care” education cash grant. The figure is currently $40,000. President Ali said that as a society and a country, people need to care about each other.
“When we came into government and we saw the parents of the differently abled, we decided that we were going to give a grant so that they can be supported by the government… as we recognized the needs of the people, we put on $600,000 for every dialysis patient”, Ali said.
He referred to the PPP/C as a party that stood with the people in the good and bad times and assured that the government will continue with the same spirit to represent every single Guyanese.
The Head of State also said that the current government has created a positive environment for the students to prosper so that learners in the region can perform well.
“We will continue to work hard for your electricity to come down by 50 per cent and we will work for every light pole to get light. We will continue to work on building every single road and also to develop the acreage of lands,” President Ali added.
In Anna Regina many people were decked out in their red t-shirts at the Anna Regina Car Park. Persons were seen waving their flags during the meeting.
Attending the meetings were Regional Vice Chairman, Humace Oodit; Regional Chairperson, Vilma DeSilva; Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall; and Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton.
