These “so-called” influencers have taken money to persuade their own community to embrace a party that has overseen the Mocha demolitions, the killing of Adrianna Young, the murder of Courtney Crum-Ewing, the shooting of Quindon Bacchus, and the Linden Five massacre. To ignore that record and instead peddle the PPP’s narrative is not simply opportunism, it is betrayal.
The PPP government is terrified. Their hold on power has never been shakier. The rise of the WIN Party under Azruddin Mohamed has not only cut deeply into their traditional Indigenous and East Indian bases, but Mohamed’s resources guarantee something the PPP fears most: disciplined polling station coverage. WIN agents will be present, they will be fed, and they will stay until the last ballot is counted. That alone undermines the PPP’s historical reliance on ballot-box stuffing before the posting of statements of poll. Independent analysis by Universal Research Associates already attributes at least three parliamentary seats to ballot fraud in previous elections. Without that margin, the PPP is exposed.
Under pressure, the PPP has launched a new campaign, not of policy, not of delivery, but of optics. They have begun parading new Black “converts” at every rally and every event, hoping to erase their history of racism with a few staged photographs. Most Black Guyanese see through this ruse. Yet, tragically, a handful of Black influencers have allowed themselves to be co-opted.
These “so-called” influencers have taken money to persuade their own community to embrace a party that has overseen the Mocha demolitions, the killing of Adriana Young, the murder of Courtney Crum-Ewing, the shooting of Quindon Bacchus, and the Linden Five massacre. To ignore that record and instead peddle the PPP’s narrative is not simply opportunism, it is betrayal.
Some in the community have compared these individuals to slave catchers and sellouts, people who lack self-respect and are willing to betray their own for crumbs. The sad irony is that they are not even richly rewarded. They will be used, discarded, and soon their calls will go unanswered. For a short-term paycheck, they risk permanent disgrace.
Young people of Guyana must reject these betrayers. Do not follow their pages. Do not amplify their message. And yes, betray them just as they have betrayed you. Their claim that “no one owns the Black vote” is a hollow distraction. It is a way to erase the PPP’s record of oppression while pretending that exploitation is just another “choice.”
No one can erase the pain of Mocha. No one can wish away the killings of our sons and daughters. No influencer’s livestream can hide the PPP’s history of brutality against Black communities.
At a moment when the stakes are higher than ever, we cannot allow a few paid opportunists to define our story. Guyana’s young people must recognize this for what it is, a cynical ploy by a desperate government, and answer it with dignity, memory, and unity.
History will not judge kindly those who betrayed their people for crumbs.
