If Asgar was the leader of the PPP then he would have been the president.

In Guyana we choose a political party, based on a political ideology (you can disagree with the ideology part but not the party part). If the AFC, PNC or PPP wants to hold a primary they can, the same way the DNC and the RNC hold primaries based on the individual party rules. The fact that a primary in Guyana would not be cost effective, especially since there would have to be “super-delegates” to give the party insiders a voice (not until the American system).

As far fetch as this might seems, primaries makes political parties less accountable because it turn the election into individual based votes rather than party based votes. The last thing we need in Guyana is less accountability.

The political system in Guyana is a very good system, what we need is a change in the attitudes of our people and elected officers with respect for the law.

The present system of choosing our leaders does not involve the publics participation. The system that exists among all the political parties- the choice is made by a few and imposed upon the nation.

This method does not reflect on the political maturity of Guyanese.

The last two elections, I had written to ACDA to promote a forum whereby all Presidential Candiadtes, those from the political parties and those who wished to contest the elections as Independents to publicly state the plans for all Guyana.

We are a politically segregated country and the electorate only pays attention to the party they assumed represents their ethnicity.

We need to find the system that makes our people listen to all with the hope, that ballots are cast with an open mind rather than on ethnic preferences.

We must seek out ways to free us from the great distrust among us.

I believe in this approach.