The PPP is only now warming up for the elections campaign and is already finding itself coming under criticism over campaigning material.
Reigning Chutney Monarch of Guyana, Steven Ramphal today said he was shocked to see his image being used on a political poster that has been released by the People’s Progressive Party.
The poster which promises “No More 2 am curfew” carries an image of the chutney and soca star along with other local artistes during their celebration at the national soca monarch competition.
The poster has been shared on the pages of the PPP Civic and its General Secretary and has been planted on utility poles in some parts of the city.
In a Facebook video release, the local singer said he was never asked for and never gave permission for his image to be used for political advertising. He said his management team also received no such request.
Ramphal who also placed 2nd in this year’s soca monarch competition said he is not affiliated to any political party and therefore he would like his image not to be used for political campaigning.
“I am asking kindly for them to please remove our images, not just my image, but our images, as public figures in Guyana representing Guyana in an international base, I am asking for them to please remove our images. The images of myself, Brandon Harding, Mr. Chow Pow and some members of team unity are also on that image and I am going to say it again that Steven Ramphal and Team Unity are not affiliated with any political party”, Ramphal said.
The young singer said he is not one to make regular public statements, but felt it was important for him to make a statement because of his image being used for political campaigning.
This is not the first time that public figures have found themselves being forced to speak out about their images being used in political advertising.
A few months back, the Supreme Court was forced to issue a statement of its own, when two Judges were featured in an online poster that was promoting the APNU+AFC coalition government.
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