In the two previous elections in Guyana, leaders of the Alliance For Change(AFC) promised the Guyanese people that their party would unlock the future of Guyana and they were right for the future of Guyana--they talked a good talk but were soundly defeated at the polls. Today 92% of Guyanese have extremely negative and jaundiced views of the leaders of the AFC. They see them as opportunists who are driven by self interest.
READ COMMENTS FROM ORDINARY GUYANESE--THEy WERE ASKED HOW THEY PERCEIVED THE LEADERS OF THE AFC:
VANESSA TULARAM: "I believe since the AFC picked up 7 seats in parliament their leaders became swell headed. All they do is quarrel about how the PPP corrupt, but up to now not one PPP politician has been charged with corruption. Rather than work for the Guyanese people in parliament the AFC leaders seem determinded only to make the PPP look bad. It is hard to like people who are arrogant and self important, and that is how I see the AFC leaders."
NICOLE SANDERS: "Right now lots of Guyanese see the AFC leaders as opportunists who are more committed to their private law practices and businesses and to making money than they are to the well-being of Guyana and the Guyanese people. I am personally turned off by Nigel Hughes, Moses Nagamootoo, Khemraj Ramjattan, Raphael Trotman and the other AFC leaders."
SITA RAMGOBIN: "When I look at out president, Mr. Ramotar, I see a man who is humble and selfless. He wants the best for Guyana. When I see and listen to the AFC leaders I see a bunch of egotistical hypocrites. It looks like they are against all the projects that are being developed in Guyana. I just don't trust the lawyers who head the AFC---they are all for themselves."
WENDY BARNWELL: "First of all I voted for Mr. Granger and APNU, so if you are looking for someone to say something positive about the leaders of the AFC you have the wrong person. The way I see it, 90% of Guyanese voted against the AFC. And in the next election even more Guyanese will vote against the AFC. Since you asked about their leaders, I think the AFC leaders are full of hot air. I dont see them as principled people. I dont see them as honest. But then again they are lawyers. They are all for themsleves. They dont care about the Guyanese people. I know most Guyanese people are put off by the leaders of the AFC."
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There you have it folks---ordinary Guyanese give their impression of the AFC leaders---frank and brutally honest.
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