Presidential Candidate for the Assembly for Liberty and Prosperity (ALP), Simona Broomes, has been on the campaign trail telling voters that a vote for the ALP is a vote to end corruption, and “party politics”.

She said she believes “party politics” has resulted in citizens being locked out of development, and investment opportunities due to perceived political affiliation.

During a recent interview with News Source, the former PNC Reform Member, who served as a Minister in the APNU+AFC administration, said under the current regime, contracts have been largely handed to affiliates of the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/), and those provided with various opportunities, are forced to align themselves with the Government.

“For you to get a job, you have to be a member of this party, for you to get a 10 day work you have to be a member of this party, for you to get a contract to clean a drain, you have to be a member of this party. We cannot afford to go on like that. When you get into office, you are the president for the country, you have an opposition leader for the people of the country,” Broomes said.

 She said should the ALP be elected to Office, it will utilize the resources of the country to development the people of Guyana and the communities in which they live, while providing them with equal opportunities.

“It is not about compromise, it is not about money, it is not about fame, it is not about a dollar and a cent but it is that good change for Guyanese people. Poverty is wicked, it has a smell and it has a look; a smell that I hate, and a look that I don’t want to see,” she said.

According to Ms. Broomes, once the ALP’s list of candidates is approved by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), it will put forward a blue print with its plans.

Those plans, she said, will include programmes and policies to address a wide range of economic and social issues from poverty to unemployment and underemployment, the high cost of living to crime and violence.

“Poverty is big, the elderly is something that is really, really mashing when you understand what is happening with the elderly, and persons with disability and the working-class people, of course, how they are treated, better wages, better working condition. We believe that every Guyanese has a right to own their own home. We don’t believe in children growing up on dams,” Broomes said. 

Ahead of Nomination Day, the ALP has been visiting the various regions to meet with potential candidates and voters. She said in many of those communities, citizens continue to concern about the many issues that continue to affect their lives, including the rising cost of living and the lack of support.

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