A new group is to be launched to focus on accountability and resources development and it will contest the general elections set for next year.
Well-placed sources say that the name of the new group will be Guyana United for Accountability and Resources Development (GUARD). Sources say the organisers are aware that questions will be raised as to why its acronym mirrors that of Guyanese United for Reform and Democracy which played a seminal role in mobilizing for a return to democracy in the early 1990s.
Sources say that the group will comprise professionals and others who believe that neither of the two main parties has upheld accountability or has demonstrated good governance.
The Mission Statement of the group is Promoting Good Governance, Guarding the Constitution, Securing Guyana’s natural resources.
Prudent management of the oil and gas sector is expected to be a key plank for the new group.
If there are credible names behind the group, observers say it could make for an interesting year in 2025 given the narrow margins that have accompanied recent general elections and the reality that no one party can be guaranteed a victory without support from outside of its traditional constituency.
The 10 to 12% Amerindian vote and the independent and floating vote are seen to be available to new parties to prospect for.
Independent voters unhappy with PPP/C governance and averse to supporting the PNCR because of the attempted rigging of the 2020 general elections could be available to a new group.
Announcements about the new group are expected in the coming weeks.
