Jagdeo has been using a populist stance

– to castigate American corporations such as ExxonMobil

Dear Editor,
ATTEMPTS are being fostered into paving the way of a digital coup d’etat in favour of the PPP. In a letter signed by Melinda Janki, Hinds, Gaskin, Goolsaran, et al, declarations have been announced that they do not recognise President David Granger as the Head of State.
First, these types of letters are being used to push the PPP-Mercury narrative. Furthermore, Melinda Janki is an environmental activist who prefers to see the oil left in the sea, while the rest are either disgruntled political candidates, or PPP-aligned activists.

Additionally, by the same token, prominent letter-writers have lamented that American corporations such as ExxonMobil have not assisted Guyanese in any way, with regard to the COVID-19 crisis. They are using the anti-colonial lens to claim that American companies are not doing their part to help, while scaring investors away with the PPP-Mercury propaganda. How hypocritical!

Bharrat Jagdeo has been using a populist stance to castigate American corporations such as ExxonMobil; this is also evident when political candidate, Mr. Robert Badal used inflammatory Trumpian rhetoric when asked by Channel 67 of his views on the American hotel investments which were arranged with the help, patriotism and expertise of Mr. Edmund Braithwaite.

However, the PPP and their supporters are on social media begging American politicians and Members of Congress to implement sanctions, and even military invasions of Guyana. This is another hypocrisy, because, if one is populist, the last thing they would beg for is to have their country end up like a modern-day Venezuela or Syria, and end up creating a refugee crisis. This is like the racist American man disparaging Mexican immigrants, while living in a gated community in Mexico. It’s hypocrisy of the finest grade.

In my opinion, the PPP and their supporters, including the critics, have a deep-seated resentment against President David Granger. They will do anything to make him surrender his job, because they do not have reconciliation and tolerance at heart. Their eyes are set on the oil reserves that they intend to use for themselves, while excluding the rest of the population. The PPP is not going to these extreme measures for democracy of any kind.
This is the reason why they are on the route to self-destruction and hypocrisy when they do not get it their way. Whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make mad.

Regards,
Riaz Hamid

Source: https://issuu.com/guyanachroniclee-paper/docs/guyana_chronicle_e-paper_12-04-2020