– President Ali rallies Alexander Village for continued support, development
PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali on Wednesday evening urged residents of Alexander Village to continue placing their confidence in the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), declaring that the transformation they are witnessing around them is not by chance but the result of deliberate and strategic policy-making aimed at improving lives and building a prosperous Guyana.
Addressing a large crowd at a spirited PPP/C campaign meeting in the heart of Alexander Village, President Ali said that the vote of the people was not just a show of political support but an investment in real policies and tangible progress, one that his government intends to honour with even greater returns.
“I want you to know that your choice was well placed, and your payment will come,” he assured. “It will come with harder work from your president. It will come with more opportunities for you and your family. It will come for a stronger and safer community. It will come in the form of a safer country, a healthier country, a more prosperous country, a more educated country, a more uplifting country, and a more unified country.”
President Ali painted a vivid picture of the sweeping developments surrounding Alexander Village, a once modest residential area that has now been rapidly transformed into a hub of economic and infrastructural growth.
“You have become the epicentre of the transformation that is taking place. Just look around you. Look at what is encircling your village, hotels, malls, hospitals, industrial development, manufacturing, services, warehousing, new housing, an expanded stadium, and soon to come a small business development complex.”
The planned complex, the President explained, will include infrastructure to support small mechanics’ workshops and other micro-enterprise operations which is part of the government’s strategy to uplift community-based industries and create more income generating opportunities.
These initiatives, he said, are rooted in a clear understanding that quality of life begins at the community level. “Because your quality of life depends on your quality of neighbourhood, and we want when you come home from work that you can live in a quality neighbourhood,” he emphasised.
President Ali urged citizens to approach the polls with a deep appreciation for what is at stake.
“You are voting for a government that understands how to develop monetary policies, fiscal policies in dealing with imported inflation.”
He pointed out that these external shocks impact the cost of living locally from fertiliser prices to grain imports and must be met with proactive national strategies.
“We can speak as long as we want but if there is war in Ukraine, if there is war in the middle east, the transport route to move fertiliser, to move grains, the price is going to up …what we have to do then is to control those prices by investing that is why we are doing our own fertiliser plant, that is why we are doing our own planting thousands of acres of our own corn and , that is why we are experimenting with the production of wheat.”
According to President Ali, the government’s response is grounded in sound policy-making and a deep understanding of both global trends and domestic needs.
“It comes from real policies, real initiatives understanding the broader issues and developing policies that are directed to addressing these problems that are external in nature but have internal implications.”
President Ali reiterated his commitment to delivering measurable benefits to every Guyanese citizen from modern infrastructure and job creation to safer communities and resilient food systems underscoring that continued support for the PPP/C is a vote for sustained progress.
