15th May – 25th May Quotes

1

“In all the contentious wrangling that went on over the past weeks during the recount of the votes cast at the March 2nd election, there emerged a very bright ray of hope for Guyana’s future. This hope is embodied in the young political leadership from several of the smaller parties including ANUG, LJP, the Citizenship Initiative, and Change Guyana.”

RYHAAN SHAH

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2

“I want to point out to the general public that having the small parties in the fight is actually helping our democracy.”

DR. JOSH KANHAI

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3

“You had a year of dithering where you are arguing over your right to do house-to-house registration, your right to this, your right to that, you are challenging the outcome of the vote of no-confidence,”

PETER WICKHAM

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4

“As a young person it was heartwarming to see many other young people in the fight. I was truly amazed by how many young people came from both the older parties, which gives me hope for Guyana, hope that one day we can move away from this partisan politics and actually develop my country.”

DR. JOSH KANHAI

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5

“What is important for us is as Sir Shridath Ramphal said, we have a case coming up and we cannot appear to be divided as we seek to have a final judgement on this case pertaining to Guyana’s sovereignty.”

“It is very important that we remain united and the PPP/C will continue to support the case as it was placed before the court.”

MARK PHILIPS

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6

“It is my sincere hope that the newly formed executive arm of government is based on meritocracy and that the PPP/C equip their new cabinet with qualified young people, and we not see a shake out of the same recycled faces from 2015.”

DR. JOSH KANHAI
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7

“We have been discussing how we could take that seat and hold the new incoming administration accountable. We have to ensure that the administration who sits there is held in account for the people and we can never go down this path again,”

LENNOX SHUMAN

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8

“This year we celebrate our 50th Republic in such a desolate ambience. A nation at siege since December 21st 2018. However with the conclusion of the recent recount process I am hopeful. Hopeful for the future of my beautiful country. Contesting these last elections was an absolute joy; being a part of the democratic struggle gives me such a deeper understanding of everything that has transpired.”

DR. JOSH KANHAI

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9

“Anything pertaining to the sovereignty, pertaining to security and the defence of Guyana is deemed a bipartisan issue…It is so respected as a bipartisan issue. The PPP/C is fully onboard and fully in support of the continuation of the case before the international court,”

MARK PHILIPS

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10

“The People’s Progressive Party/Civic have earned a clear majority in Parliament, which means any bill they want they can just pass. It is my ardent hope that they use this opportunity to practice what they preach and truly include all voices in the legislature when passing bills.”

DR. JOSH KANHAI

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11

“From my earliest memories I remember our parliament being the PNC and the PPP. I used to equate it with the American congress, Democrats and Republicans. However the twelfth parliament in my beautiful land will be a unicameral parliament with an independent 3rd party voice. The Alliance for Change had this opportunity in 2011 and quickly squandered it. I would like to take this space and thank everyone that voted for a small party, with the joiner agreement the 65th seat of the twelfth parliament will be going to the three parties who signed on.”

DR. JOSH KANHAI

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