Rasta community did not endorse the PPP/C

Senior members of the local Rastafarian community have not endorsed or committed

The photo that offended the Rastafarian community

support to the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C). Executives of the Guyana Rastafarian Council (GRC), the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and Nyabinghi House made this clear yesterday when they expressed disgust at the party using photos of a recent meeting they had with President Donald Ramotar as part of its campaign material.
Photographs of the meeting with the “Vote PPP” slogan were placed on the PPP/C Facebook page promoting concern from the Rastafarian members. The Rastafarians said that they see the use of the photos as dishonest and deceitful, since the community only met with the President to discuss their concerns and not to endorse any political party.
The community’s policy does not include a political agenda and voting is the democratic right and individual choice of every member, they said.
In this regard, they said that executives were meeting with the President just as they had met with the opposition parties to state their case. They said that the opposition responded to their request and a meeting was held.
They said, however, that since Ramotar came into Government three years ago, they have been sending letters to him for an audience, but there had been no response. It was after being on a programme in mid-April on the Basil P show where they mentioned meeting with the opposition, that the Office of the President called them a day later stating that the President will meet with them.
The meeting with the President, attended by Ras Binghi Trugs; ancient of Nyabinghi Order, Ras Richard- treasurer of GRC and Ras Ruben of Twelve Tribe of Israel, among others, saw a four-point plan being forwarded to the Head of State.
They said a photographer then entered the room and begun taking photos. To their surprise, the photos were later used as campaign material; giving the impression that the Rastafarian community endorsed them.
“This is totally against the truth and what we stand for.” The executives said that their only concern is that an election is coming and they sought to make their expectations clear to both sides.
The members have demanded that the PPP remove their photo as part of their campaign material as they seek to reassure the concerned membership that the organizations have not gotten tangled in political affairs and have not taken any bribes or inducements.

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