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Presidential Candidate of the Liberty and Justice Party (LJP), Lenox Shuman on Tuesday denied that he still held his Canadian citizenship on Nominations Day –January 10, 2020 – when he submitted a signed declaration to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) declaring that he is eligible to contest the national elections.

Shuman at a press conference at his Cowan Street, Kingston, Georgetown office told the media that on December 11, 2019, he “renounced his allegiance to Canada” whichbegan the process of relinquishing his Canadian citizenship.

He said Tuesday that he received “a copy of a certificate” from the Canadian High Commission which shows that his process was completed on January 9, 2020 –one day before Nominations Day.

The Candidate did not have a copy of the certificate to show to the media but rather said: “that document is lodged at the elections commission.”

Further questioned on the document, he said: “…if you wish to deal with that component of it, then that has to be taken up with the Canadian High Commission.”

Shuman said he is contesting the elections as the party’s Presidential Candidate and accused the Governing and Opposition parties of trying to get him out of the race.

He noted that he has since met with Chairperson of GECOM, Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh and gave his reasons, as requested, on why he should remain on his party’s list.

“The fact that I did not have a certificate to present to anyone to satisfy them is irrelevant. I have met the Constitutional requirement to contest these elections….and today, I presented a copy that was certified by the High Commissioner [of Canada to Guyana] to GECOM so anyone who wants to question whether Lenox Shuman is eligible or renounce his citizenship or anything, by all means, give the High Commissioner a call,” Shuman said.

Presidential Candidate of the United Republic Party (URP), Dr Vishnu Bhandu and People’s Republic Party (PRP) candidate, Dr Valerie Leung were also written to by GECOM to provide proof that they relinquished their foreign citizenship.

Political parties in the past had Members of Parliament (MP) who are dual citizens in contravention to the laws of Guyana which bar any person who has sworn allegiance to a foreign country from being a Parliamentarian.

However, more scrutiny is being placed on the issue this year after a ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice in 2019 deeming this practice illegal.

The court ruling was made in a case challenging the validity of a vote of No-Confidence cast by Alliance For Change (AFC) Parliamentarian, Charrandass Persaud against his own Government.

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He said Tuesday that he received “a copy of a certificate” from the Canadian High Commission which shows that his process was completed on January 9, 2020 –one day before Nominations Day.

The Candidate did not have a copy of the certificate to show to the media but rather said: “that document is lodged at the elections commission.”

Further questioned on the document, he said: “…if you wish to deal with that component of it, then that has to be taken up with the Canadian High Commission.”

 

 

He said, “Today [January 13], I was at the Canadian High Commission inquiring on one thing, because up until last week, I was assured that everything has been… all the requirements for that had been satisfied.


He is confident that his Canadian citizenship will be relinquished.
“I am simply awaiting just a small document that confirms. And when I went in today, they gave me every assurance that that is already dealt with and it’s on its way.”

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The Guyanese electorate should not believe and trust this man anymore. 
The Canadian Embassy will never give personal information about Shuman to anyone, not even his wife... he knew that . 

FM

Why would Shuman renounce his Canadian Citizenship when his chances of winning a seat are slim ? Unless he genuinely believes that he want to serve his country ? Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt for now. 

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kp posted:
Bibi Haniffa posted:

Breaking News.  Nagaman has left the AFC and is now a full out card carrying member of the PNC.

Put him in the pasture to graze with all the other old hag.

Skeletal remains found at Kwakwani suspected to be him

K
Bibi Haniffa posted:

Breaking News.  Nagaman has left the AFC and is now a full out card carrying member of the PNC.

dat Neemakaram Crabdaag Parasite will kack his Batty up fuh gadaha Knack him for wealth and Power. The stench of that animal can be scented from NY!!!!!  NYC Raw sewage is trading at 1000 times higher than dat PIECE OF STINKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nehru
Zara posted:

Comrade Nagamootoo was brave to leave the corrupted PPP and now the AFC and join with the PNC.  Comrade Ramjat will have a big surplus that make him cry. 

Yuh cummarad Laggapoopoo ah jump all ova dee place wid no sense ah dyrekshun fuh whey eee ah guh.

Eee prappa stupeebeedie.

FM
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Zara posted:

Comrade Nagamootoo was brave to leave the corrupted PPP and now the AFC and join with the PNC.  Comrade Ramjat will have a big surplus that make him cry. 

Guyana Journal | Moses Nagamootoo


Acknowledging Crowd: Look at you today: a sea of humanity. You are beautiful for your loyalty to this party. You are truly deserving to be the children and grandchildren of Cheddi Jagan.

You are the reasons why I am back.

For an entire generation, you have struggled under the flag of this party. You have sacrificed for the great cause of this party for freedom and a decent and happy life. You have suffered with this party in the troubled times, and through the crises of floods and crime. Yet, you have not walked from this party. My inner morality is based on profound respect for your struggles, sacrifices and sufferings, and that is why I am back with the PPP.

For me, the PPP is not only my political party. It is my extended family – the family of Cheddi Jagan. And though we have differences, and we occasionally quarreled, and sometimes walk away – the PPP is always home.

A son may walk away from home, but he always returns.

I AM BACK WHERE I HAVE ALWAYS BELONGED – IN THE HOUSE OF CHEDD1 JAGAN. I have refused to join others to betray you or to destroy this home. I refused to be a neemak haram! AND IN THIS HOUSE THERE IS ROOM FOR ALL!

In Cheddi Jagan’s house, there is and must always be room for all races, all ethnicities, all cultures, all beliefs. In Cheddi Jagan’s house, there is room for all shades of opinions, different views and critical analysis.

I AM BACK ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL WITH THE PPP/C BECAUSE THIS IS THE MOTHER OF ALL ELECTIONS. IT IS THE ELECTION THAT WILL DELIVER GUYANA TO THE FUTURE. ELECTIONS BEFORE HAVE BEEN ABOUT FIGHTING COLONIALISM, OR FIGHTING FOR FREE ELECTIONS AND RETIFYING OUR PAST. THIS NEW TERM BRINGS GUYANA A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL OF OUR PEOPLE.

Lack of Vision

Unlike the PPP, which relies on a positive campaign based on its record in government, the PNC took the negative road. It revealed lack of vision, and refused to see the bigger picture.

They became obstructionist, and opposed every move towards holding this election. They even took to the street in protest and promised protest after elections.

In Mexico, the party of Obrador protested against the results after taking part and documenting irregularities. Here, the PNC pronounced the elections to be rigged even before a single ballot has been cast, and wrote to the UN Secretary General to this effect!

The PNC cannot get rigging out of its psyche, out of its nature. The shadows of past have enveloped the PNC to such an extent that it has become insensitive to the feelings of the people.

In the past the only word the PNC knew best was “RIG”. So, they come to you in 2006 and ask the electorate to vote for PNC-RIG. They want you to say “Yes” to PNC-RIG. What do u say? Nooooooooooooo! Not again. Never! Nada! Niet!

Bharrat Jagdeo

When BJ came to office in 1999, he was tested by fire of POLITICAL ARSONISTS WHO SET THE CITY ON FIRE; THEN HE WAS CHALLENGED BY THE CRIMINAL GANG AND THEIR BACKERS. But he arose from the ashes and, like a Phoenix, he emerged victorious in the 2001 elections. He stamped his own style of leadership, one that saw him in the trenches – out in front.

If he was tested by fire, by 2002 he was challenged by terrorism from the prison escapees – the like of which was never seen in this land before. It was brutal, senseless, cold-blooded. Then by floods. Some one told me he was the “Teflon Guy” – water does not penetrate him.

But he stood the test of time, and we now know that he is made of the good stuff. Like MOSES, he parted the flood waters and made this land dry and wholesome again!

Bharrat Jagdeo deserves credit for his leadership. Reward him with a second term. It is always sweeter than the first. He is hard-working and capable. He has his fingers on the pulse of the nation’s problems and, in all cases, he has delivered solutions.

I have watched Bharrat Jagdeo with unbiased eyes. I see in him a good person, who loves his country dearly, who portrays love of all races, love of children and our youth, and concern for the elderly. Moreover, I see in him as a leader with an agenda to push development. I share his broad vision to modernize this country, so we may create more jobs, more opportunities, and raise the standard of living of all.

Party

After the elections, the PPP has to be more responsive to the needs of its supporters, to fight for an equal space for them, to deliver services and care for them.

We must continue to image ourselves after CHEDDI JAGAN – lean and clean, incorruptible, accountable. We must push his agenda for eradication of poverty, for creation of sustainable livelihoods, for accelerated development for Amerindians, for social and ecological justice.

Crime

WE MUST BE UNCOMPROMISING AGAINST CRIME. THOSE WHO LIVE BY THE SWORD MUST DIE BY THE SWORD!

WE BELIEVE IN THE RULE OF LAW, NOT THE RULE OF GUNS. THOSE WHO LIVE OUTSIDE OF THE LAW ARE OUTLAWS. THEY WILL ALWAYS BE ON THE RUN. FOR THEM, THERE CAN BE NO “GREEN GREEN, GRASS OF HOME”.

TO KILLERS, I SAY: YOU EITHER LAY DOWN YOUR GUNS OR BE LAID DOWN BY GUNS.

There are some criminal enterprises in Guyana that are snatching our children from the arms and breasts of their mothers. They are turning them in baby killers. They follow the killer gangs like those in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

THESE MODERN SLAVE CATCHERS MAKE OUR CHILDREN DIE BEFORE THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE A MAN.

ALL RACES, ALL AGES, MALE AND FEMALE, CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY, RICH AND POOR ALIKE, HAVE FALLEN VICTIMS OF MINDLESS AND SADISTIC RAPISTS, BANDITS AND KILLERS.

WE HAVE ALL MOURNED FOR OUR DEAD; WE HAVE ALL CARRIED SCARS OF LOSS AND GRIEF.

THE PEOPLE WITH ONE VOICE THROUGHOUT GUYANA HAVE AT LAST RISEN UP AND ARE SAYING WITH ONE VOICE: GET THE KILLERS! TAKE THE FIGHT TO THEM! BRING THEM DOWN!

Sash

WE MUST NOT SUBMIT TO CRIME AS A WAY OF LIFE. NEITHER MUST WE SUBMIT TO FEAR. CRIME HAS ROBBED US OF OUR BEST TALENTS, OUR LOVED ONES, AND THE INNOCENTS.

NOTHING CAN JUSTIFY THE KILLING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENTS, ELECTED OFFICIAL, MEDIA WORKERS.

The ashes of Sash Sawh, like the beautiful wings of a butterfly, are still blowing warmly in the wind. We feel his presence here.

When Cheddi Jagan died, I said in 1997, I asked you that as you voted, as you marked your “X” you must say, ‘THIS ONE FOR YOU PA.” On August 28, as we vote, remember Sash Sawh. Remember his big, broad smile, and his warm heart full of love for Guyana. GIVE HIM YOUR X. We must show the cowardly beasts who took his life that our ballots are mightier than their bullets! YOU HAVE POWER IN YOUR HANDS. AS YOU GRASP THE PENCIL OR PEN TO MARK THE BALLOT, GRAB IT FIRMLY AS IF YOUR FINGER WERE ON A TRIGGER, AND AS YOU MARK YOUR “X”, DO SO FOR SASH SAWH. USE YOUR “X” AS A BULLET FOR JUSTICE AGAINST HIS KILLERS.

No Losers

In all countries, the one factor that is constant is change. In 1992 it was the PPP that campaign on the slogan “time for a change”. And change we had with the removal of the PNC dictatorship. 14 years have passed, and today we must shift to the politics of adjustment. We must adjust to the reality of a multi-party political system, and to the ethno-political nature of our society.

In the new term there must be wider space for all political parties. We must refine our concept of inclusiveness. Under the new Government there must be extended room for the politics of consultation, consensus and compromise. All of the parties have a stake in Guyana, its people, its future.

There is promise for the greatness of this land. Though we take pride in calling ourselves Berbicians, Demerarians and Essequibians; though we take pride in calling ourselves Indians, Africans, Amerindians, Portuguese, Chinese, Europeans and Duglas, we are one in our nationality – we are Guyanese!

Like the Guyana 20-20 team, we must all bowl for Guyana, bat for Guyana, run for Guyana, and win for Guyana!

Voting on August 28 was a duty of all Guyanese of age. They have a right to a government of their choice. Elections Day must not be the end of our world. It must be the beginning of a new period of our development. No one must feel he or she is a loser when the results are known. It is in our interest to have quickly a new government and a stable political environment.

We must all, as we did during the 20/20 game, wave our flags for Guyana, rejoice for Guyana and show the world that our Guyanese civilization allows us to choose our government in an environment of peace and togetherness.

(Reconstituted Text For Good Hope, ECD PPP Rally, 19 August, 2006)

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