Georgetown : Supporters of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), particularly youths, gathered in their numbers at the Square of the Revolution in Georgetown last night, as the main opposition party continued its retaliation of the General Elections results. The action took on the form of a rally with a recurring theme of ‘a non-violence revolution in Guyana’ aimed at achieving the change that the party is demanding. Among the speakers at the event were Attorney-at-Law James Bond, APNU Candidate Annette Ferguson, APNU Diaspora supporter Ovid Morrison, Guyana Peoples Partnership members Vaughn Phillips, Akeem Peters and Wayne Mason among others.
One of the Chairpersons of the meeting Derwin Grumble emphasized that the occasion was not an APNU political rally but rather a youth rally. He said that for too long the youths of Guyana have suffered and “we are tired of this. All we are asking for is a change.” Grumble opined that for too long the youths of Guyana have been spending years and millions studying at the University of Guyana only to be rewarded with “no jobs or jobs that pay next to nothing.”
Ferguson told the gathering that on November 28, “We came out in our numbers and vote and we were looking for change and we have been robbed! I am bleeding within, we have been robbed! I am with a university degree and unemployed,” she disclosed. She told those gathered that they should pay attention to what has been happening around the world where people stood up to take back their country.
She drew reference to Egypt and Libya among others which in recent months have had a wave of violent revolutions toppling governments that had been in place for several years.
“We will no longer take injustice in this country” she warned, adding that the call is in no way for disorder or unruly conduct. “We must exercise our rights in a peaceful manner…”
She said that despite the fact that the Peoples Progressive Party has sought to complain to the diplomatic community of the APNU response to the elections results, “we want the diplomatic community to know that we the young people of Guyana want change….we will take to the streets and take our country back if we have to,” she asserted.
