He was a regular visitor to Guyana and therefore, must have been very knowledgeable of political, economic and social developments in Guyana while he served briefly as economic adviser to Dr. Jagan and later, as Ambassador to Brussels appointed by President Bharrat Jagdeo, both being very knowledgeable economists.

The commitment of the PPP/CIVIC to winner-does-not-take-all politics and to the formation of a government of national unity after winning elections attests to our belief that national unity and ethnic security form the cornerstone on which a truly democratic system will be built in Guyana.”

In pursuit of the PPP/CIVIC’s manifesto commitments, the CRC followed four fundamental pillars; 1) preserving and strengthening where possible the Fundamental Rights Section of the constitution; 2) Reviewing the directive principles; 3) Reviewing and making more adequate and unambiguous the powers of the Elections Commission, and 4) Reducing the powers of both the President and office of the president, making both more accountable.

That commission focused on a bicameral form of parliament, an executive versus a titular President with enhanced powers for the prime minister, and the establishment of an Inter-party Committee on Electoral Reform.

For anyone to claim that the PPP/C reneged on its commitment to winner-does-not- take-all politics, inclusive democratic governance and constitutional reform over its twenty three years in government is to turn a Nelson’s eye on the PPP/CIVIC’s track record on these matters that are beyond compare in any other CARICOM member state.