‘We have a strategy to put money in your pockets’
…Ali tells Port Kaituma rally PPP will double old age pension, school grants, create jobs for youths
THE People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) recently took their campaign to Port Kaituma and its Presidential Candidate, Irfaan Ali, told supporters that come after March 02, when the PPP/C is re-elected, they will ensure that every Guyanese is given the opportunity of a wealthy and comfortable life.
“I want to outline to you a clear strategy, a strategy that will put back money in your pockets, put back money in your comminutes and return prosperity to this region… as we meet here today people across the country are hurting in these communities that you come from the suffering has been real. The loss of jobs, the loss of income, the lack of support for your communities, the lack of support for farming and farmers, the lack of support for business, the lack of support for communities, the lack of support for health, education, women and children, has been enormous and it has taken a toll on the communities,” Ali told supporters.
Ali assured his supporters that the PPP has a strategic plan, which will see a significant increase in income to ensure a better life. He noted that the PPP will first start by doubling the pension, raising it to $40,000 per month. “We have to work on our conditions of improving life for our elderly and that is why your next government will work on ensuring that our pensioners retire with dignity… not only do we have to make the pension easier to access, we have to progressively increase the pension for the pensioner so that it will give them a decent way of living and enjoying their old age and retirement that is why we are proposing to increase the pension by doubling it to $40, 000,” he explained.
Additionally, Ali noted that he will expand the school feeding programme so that no child goes to school hungry and restore the school uniform programme. In addition, the PPP/C will link the school uniform programme to provide jobs for women in the hinterland region by providing them with the necessary requirements to capitalise on the said programme so that the monies earned can be used to develop the village community.
“We are going to link that to the economy to ensure that you train the women in the village to sew those uniforms, we are going to ensure that we give them sewing machines to sew that uniform so that the money will remain in the villages to build the village economy and create wealth,” Ali stated.
Ali further noted that, the PPP will create an environment in which children can be safe, successful and have access to a bright future with a school uniform programme, a school feeding programme, the transportation programme to support and ensure children’s attendance in school, the party will to return the $10,000 per child cash grant and will progressively increase it to $50,000 per child if given a next term in office.
The PPP, he added, will invest in sports and recreational facilities so that children can achieve their full potential in every area of development, in every area of growth our children must have access to opportunities. “We must be able to ensure that our children have access to
transportation to get to school, in many of the communities that I visited in this region and many other regions in our country especially the hinterland and riverine areas,” he stated.
The health Sector
The PPP believes that all Guyanese should have access to good liable healthcare, access to healthcare that has the medical supplies and medicines that meet their needs and not when they turn up to the health centres the medication is not there or it is almost expired when it is given to them, this Ali pointed out are things that the party will correct.
As such the PPP will invest in a regional medical facility that will be state-of-the-art, equipped with modern technology and equipment so that Guyanese everywhere including their non-supporters can benefit, this Ali stated are all things that will improve life and improve living conditions for persons in the hinterland and riverine areas.
In addition, Ali stated that the PPP will set up health centres, schools and provide training facilities in the hinterland region to ensure that youths are trained to guarantee self-development and the economic development of the country. In closing, Ali further noted that the PPP/C will work relentlessly to ensure that every child, every youth, every elderly person in the hinterland receives quality healthcare, quality education, a quality life, quality jobs so all Guyanese can live of a wealthy and comfortable life.