New president Granger pledges to govern for all the people

President David Granger waves to the crowd after his swearing-in at Public Buildings

In his first address, President David Granger yesterday urged that the nation puts past rivalries behind it for the sake of unity and he promised to govern for all of the people and not just those who voted for him.

“The elections are over. The Guyanese people have chosen their representatives. The Constitution has been respected. Our democracy has been fortified. Let us now put past rivalries behind us and work in unity to banish poverty, ignorance, fear and hatred,” Granger, 69, the country’s eighth executive President,