WELL PLACED SOURCES CLOSE TO AGRICULTURE MINISTER, ROBERT PERSAUD TELL DEMERARA WAVES BLOG THAT CONTRARY TO THIS POST BELOW, HE IS NOT INTERESTED IN THE PRESIDENCY.
As Guyana prepares for a possible snap general election, presidential hopeful-Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud- spares no moment in profiling himself for the countrys top office.
While some may call it presidential mimickry, the reality is that Persaud’s profiling alone appears to send strong signals that he is eager to or is being groomed to sit behind the cacique crown on New Garden Street.
Take, for example, the fact that the Agriculture Minister is the only cabinet member to have had a personal assistant with him on all public engagements. Mind you,I am not talking about a bodyguard.
From sheltering Persaud from rainfall, the young man is now carrying coffee for the President-to-be. This he did today at the opening of the National Agriculture Research Institute’s research conference shortly after Persaud arrived and took his seat. That’s a key feature of President Jagdeo’s public appearances at meetings and conferences-his bodyguard gets him a cup of hot coffee, often carried around in a ‘presidential flask’.
And if you think that’s all; well Persaud is the only other cabinet member apart from President Bharrat Jagdeo who has a fully functional, equipped and well staffed media relations department. This department, which is responsible for keeping Persaud in the media several times each week, is perhaps the third largest such unit after the Presidents press and publicity unit and the Government Information Agency (GINA).
And how can we miss Persaud’s luxurious four wheeled drive vehicle which is fitted with a wireless two way communication system.
All of these props and preps Persaud expects to pay off as early as next year when snap general elections could be called. He, however, has to work harder to bypass political seniors like Peoples Progressive Party general secretary, Donald Ramotar and PPP executive council member Ralph Ramkarran.
At the end of the day, only one of the trio can be the President when early general elections are possibly held next year instead of 2011.
And don’t forget that you can log on to www.demerarawaves.com to listen to a live internet radio discussion this week Saturday at 6.00 PM on Periscope on Politics. We will be talking about the prevailing factors that point to a possible early general election.
