Since their loss at the May 11, General and Regional elections the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has been plagued with a series of internal problems mainly around the legacy of former president Cheddi Jagan and the management style of leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo.
“There is division yes… First there was the pointing of fingers and the blaming and look nearly six months after and they [members] still can’t adjust and put aside personal feelings,” a source told Stabroek News.
“Bharrat speaks as if he alone is the PPP and anyone who he feels is against his policies and decisions he shuts them down and no one is bold enough to stand in his face… Well, it is reason I am talking to you like this [anonymously],” the source went on to add. Though Jagdeo is not the formal leader of the party, political analysts said the former president is the de facto leader. The clear evidence of this was his election as Leader of the Opposition in Parliament. PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee,
