Zed posted:There seems to be some problems with the reasoning here. When the ppp included people of African descent in their government or party, it is viewed as tokenism but when the PNC-aAPNU-AFC include people of East Indian descent, it is not? Heck, tell us how much real power any Guyanese of East Indian descent has in the present government. Tell us about Moses, about Ramjattan! Moses in now a barking dog for the PNC!
You should read FK. 
One should be careful how one rejects Jagdeo’s statement of empowering Black people. You have to read between the lines. What Jagdeo meant is that the Black Guyanese he chose to empower, he dealt nicely with them. He patronized them wonderfully. Remember his choices, not Black people in general.
One of his Black Ministers is before the courts on a serious charge of fraud involving hundreds of millions of dollars.
Another Black Guyanese, Odinga Lumumba, is the owner of large tracts of land. Another Black Guyanese, James Rose, was appointed Vice Chancellor of UG. Yet another Black Guyanese, Dr. Compton Bourne, was made Chancellor of UG and awarded a plot of land at Pradoville 2.
Another Black Guyanese, Henry Greene, was appointed Commissioner of Police against the advice of the US Government. Two Black Guyanese lawyers were paid handsomely to argue a case in front of Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang challenging presidential term limit. In other words, what Jagdeo means is that he was generous in his Black tokenism.