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Mark Phillips selected as PPP prime ministerial candidate to address Afro-Guyanese interests

 

Former PPP Parliamentarian, Odinga Lumumba.

The opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) said it selected retired Brigadier, Mark Phillips as its presidential candidate to look after the welfare of Afro-Guyanese.

Former PPPC parliamentarian, Odinga Lumumba told an election campaign public meeting on Lodge on Thursday night that Phillips’ selection took into consideration Guyana’s socio-political and economic landscape.

“His selection was very important to Afro-Guyanese to ensure that their interests are looked after and the APNU+AFC idle attacks on the PPP on the question of race relations was nonsense and divisive,”  Lumumba told the meeting that was held in the predominantly Afro-Guyanese community of Lodge, Georgetown.

Lumumba said the selection of Brigadier was not an accident and instead it was as a result of careful analysis of dozens of candidates. Other known candidates for the prime ministerial spot were Hugh Todd and Juan Edghill.

People’s Progressive Party Civic prime ministerial candidate, Mark Phillips delivering his maiden political speech at the launch of his party’s 2020 general election campaign.

Already Phillips, a former Chief-of-Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), has sought to assure Guyanese that he would represent all Guyanese regardless of their race, religion or political affiliation if the PPPC wins the March 2, 2020 general and regional council elections.

Lumumba, a former presidential advisor on empowerment, defended Phillips’ appointment about two weeks after General Secretary of  A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Joseph Harmon told a public meeting in Buxton that it was “contemptuous” of the PPPC to have put up Phillips, a “Black face” as a means of buying Afro-Guyanese support.

Phillips has since reacted sharply to Harmon, arguing that by the same logic East Indo-Guyanese in the APNU+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition’s leadership are tokens.  The former army chief said Guyanese must be free to join any political party of their choice.

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Bai na matter what abie cuss Jagdoe and fakster de PPP mek wan effort yasuh foh reach out to black peopkle. De Granger set is into one love and social cohesion but dem only gee dem mattie wuk. Dem is only empowah old blank men and ex-army men...hey hey hey. Dis is de right ting Lumumba seh haay. De peopkle gat to look after dem mattie interest. De problem is Jagdoe doan look after de coolie wukkers interest...Anyhow if yuh is wan poor coolie...expect more screwing...hey hey hey. Some of dem does tek dem land and contract from PPP and cry marginalise. Den dem go wid dem mattie PNC and draw down more...hey hey hey. 

FM
Labba posted:

Hey hey hey...Jagdoe does only look after de rich coolie interst. Hey hey hey. 

That is Jagdeo bai. Dis time is Ali, PhD and he is from amongst de poor and will look out fuh de poor. 

FM
ksazma posted:
Labba posted:

Hey hey hey...Jagdoe does only look after de rich coolie interst. Hey hey hey. 

That is Jagdeo bai. Dis time is Ali, PhD and he is from amongst de poor and will look out fuh de poor. 

Ha..ha.ha.. built a big house with pool ,like massa days ,near to the poor sugar workers, Squatters of Leonora. My senior friend told Jagdeo ,you all can find another place to build the big houses and pool ,it have to be among the poor sugar workers. That cause the PPP/C to loose the elections since 2011 , who would believe they will change.

Kaz ,you are disconnected from Guyana ,been away too long.

Django
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Django posted:
ksazma posted:
Labba posted:

Hey hey hey...Jagdoe does only look after de rich coolie interst. Hey hey hey. 

That is Jagdeo bai. Dis time is Ali, PhD and he is from amongst de poor and will look out fuh de poor. 

Ha..ha.ha.. built a big house with pool ,like massa days ,near to the poor sugar workers, Squatters of Leonora. My senior friend told Jagdeo ,you all can find another place to build the big houses and pool ,it have to be among the poor sugar workers. That cause the PPP/C to loose the elections since 2011 , who would believe they will change.

Kaz ,you are disconnected from Guyana ,been away too long.

It’s true bai. I last been to Guyana in 1998 and really don’t have any intention of ever going back. I just hang out here bai. Nah tek me seriously.

FM

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