Major political parties accuse each other of buying votes

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By Radha Motielall

General Secretary of the PPP/C, Clement Rohee. [iNews' Photo]
General Secretary of the PPP/C, Clement Rohee. [iNews’ Photo]
[www.inewsguyana.com] – The APNU + AFC coalition is being accused of having a plan to purchase votes on May 11 by General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C), Clement Rohee, who told the media that the coalition is proposing to pay $10,000 per vote.

Rohee said the PPP was “made to understand, and we’re trying to get the evidence to this effect, that the APNU is paying $10,000 per person who goes to the polling station, vote, takes out with their cell phone a photograph of how they voted and when they leave the polling station, they show that photograph to their people outside, who are supposed to be three yards away, they show how they voted to that person and they’re given the $10,000”.

When contacted, Co-Chair for the coalition’s campaign, Raphael Trotman told iNews that this is “absolute rubbish.”

Co-Chair of the APNU+AFC Coalition, Raphael Trotman.
Co-Chair of the APNU+AFC Coalition, Raphael Trotman.

Trotman stated that “such an act is illegal and we will not condone or support it and in fact we have information that such behaviour is coming from the other side. We are not sitting on the national coffers and using it and abusing it the way the PPP/C is.”

Explaining his counter accusation of the PPP/C, Trotman said from his conversation with overseas-based Guyanese, he was told that the PPP is offering to fly persons home to vote for them.

He said unlike the PPP, “we’re an Opposition; we don’t have access to that kind of money” and if Rohee has evidence to show that the coalition is involved is such practice, then “he should take it to the police”.

Trotman said whatever little money they have is being pushed into their campaign. Meanwhile, Trotman recalled persons exposing on social media, pictures of them voting for the PPP/C during the last elections.

In view of this, he said the coalition has asked that GECOM prohibit voters from taking cell phones into the polling booths. He said while such a decision is entirely up to GECOM, the coalition has made such a request.

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5 COMMENTS

  1. We were in Berbice at the Port Mourant Market Saturday last and received complaint of how the Nimakaram was sharing out money.
    So Miss Rashel doesn’t know what he is trying to represent.
    The PNC/AFC still thinks they can rig this Elections.
    They are the expert when it comes to rigging of Elections. To understand, Google:
    “Mr. Burnham does it again: A look at how PNC rigged 1973 Elections in Guyana”
    Also Google: The PNC rigged 1985 election in Guyana”

  2. i would say it too absolute rubbige….get the facts then come to the press..remember jattan said he know 3 opposition mps were offered 10 mil each to vote against the no confidence shit..well when men like rohee n ramjataath open dem mouth shit does fall out..get facts first..get proof first then go the the media..in most cases the so call independent media will not post ppp fact n proof but there are other ways to show the world your facts your proof..

  3. SAME OLD PNC! ASHNI TIRED SAYING IT. MY CELL PHONE GOING WITH ME COZ IT’S MINE. I WOULD ALSO BE PROUD TO SHOW THE WORLD I VOTED FOR THE PPP!!!

  4. the ppp put out the most ridiculous statements / accusations using the dumbest minister to sit in a cabinet anywhere in the whole wide world. can’t the ppp/government find something for rohee to do when the day come. for once these incompetent fools cannot agree to do something according to the wishes of the battered and mentally tired citizens who pay the ministers their salaries? how wait, the ministers pay themselves through their corrupt practices…..my bad!

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