President bristles at suggestion of autocracy

Dr Bertrand Ramcharan

President Irfaan Ali has fired back at former Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr Bertrand Ramcharan on the criticism that the PPP/C operates in a seemingly autocratic way, contending that most academics target his administration although it is the most inclusive.

“This has been the most inclusive government, the most community-based government. For us, people are the centre of everything we do. We consult with the people and the government was elected by the people based on a manifesto,” Ali said on Wednesday as he emphatically defended his party’s governance style in response to a question from Stabroek News on Ramcharan’s assertion.