Dear Editor,
I will not “name names”, as the general public knows who and what. But I speak here of the current state of politics in Guyana that sadly has reached a level that can only be described as “theatre of the absurd”. On one hand, the PPP/C Government is systematically delivering a synchronised message of harmony, economic advancement, and national cohesion. On the other, we are witnessing an Opposition apparatus, specifically the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, that has combined absolute political silliness with a dangerous and desperate turn toward illegality just to stay relevant.
I ask, brave or silly? As it takes a lot of barefacedness to be involved in this kind of snollygostering.
Look at this. Despite securing a historic 16 parliamentary seats, WIN’s public relevance has completely evaporated into pure comedy. The party has attempted to manufacture at least five distinct waves of national resistance, including recent multi-stage pickets outside the US and Canadian embassies, only to watch them collapse into historically microscopic turnouts. It is borderline embarrassing to see a dozen Members of Parliament and high-ranking party officials standing on street corners, barely able to muster a few hundred people. The reality on our streets has exposed a comical truth: the public simply is not buying the theatre. In fact, insider reports reveal that the sparse gatherings outside the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court had to be artificially inflated by incentivising attendees with cold cash and boxed lunches just to keep the crowd lines from looking completely empty.
Here is more! The Opposition’s behaviour transitions from silly to sinister in their increasingly desperate embrace of criminal activity to force a national crisis. Because they cannot generate organic, democratic momentum, elements within WIN have crossed the line into blatant lawlessness. The most alarming example is the recent arrest of Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed and his employees on charges of illegal firearm and ammunition possession, alongside attempting to pervert the course of justice. Intercepted after a reckless midnight shooting incident directly outside the home of a senior police officer – who happens to be a key witness in an ongoing US extradition case – this behaviour borders on criminal thuggery. Attempting to intimidate state witnesses and discharging illegal weapons under the guise of “political activism” is as legally foolish as it is dangerous.
This pattern of illegality and sheer silliness extends directly into their broader protest tactics. From orchestrating unpermitted blockages of vital public roadways that endanger ordinary commuters to staging indecent vigils outside the private family residences of Government ministers, WIN has substituted reason with criminal harassment. This erratic behaviour has triggered a bitter, chaotic rebellion within their own parliamentary camp. Following federal money laundering indictments against their leadership, WIN’s own MPs are rebelling against Azruddin Mohamed’s heavy-handed control, leaving the party fragmented, paralysed, and devoid of any real grassroots capability.
Guyanese are watching this spectacle closely. The microscopic turnouts and the reliance on paid crowds prove that our society has outgrown the politics of division, fear-mongering, and lawlessness. While the PPP/C Government delivers tangible oil-boom benefits and infrastructure directly to communities across the country, ordinary Guyanese are flatly choosing economic stability. It is time for the Opposition leadership to wake up and realise that political strength is built on constructive policy and respect for the rule of law – not on empty theatrics, rented protestors, and reckless criminal acts.