Stabroek News has invited the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) to submit a weekly column on governance and related matters. Only APNU and the AFC have submitted columns this week.
The APNU+AFC coalition believes that the purpose of government is to facilitate development of citizens. The partnership views development as a personal matter. Development means having a better life today, than you had yesterday. Unlike the PPP, the coalition does not define development as government officials having bigger mansions or more expensive vehicles. Development is about the majority of citizens leading better lives.
The coalition’s approach to governance is markedly different from that of the PPP. We propose to focus on the everyday needs of the majority of Guyanese. Most Guyanese are poor, it is our intention to raise their standard of living by addressing their specific needs. In a country as diverse as Guyana, the needs of
