President David Granger has called on

Guyanese nationals to “make the right choice” when they head to the polls on

Monday in a general election.

Addressing party supporters late Saturday

at a rally in the capital, Granger, who is also the presidential candidate for

the coalition A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC)

reminded supporters that under his administration, the country was placed on

the right track.

He said that based on this, the coalition

of six parties should be re-elected for continued progress.

Granger also said that when the nation

heads to the polls, they will be choosing between himself and the main

opposition People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Irfaan Ali.

It is a choice, he said, between choosing

“a real president and a real estate agent”.

He said Guyana should not vote for a “proxy

president”, but rather give him and his coalition the opportunity to continue

its work in government.

“Elections will be about clean records and not about anybody with 19 charges. Elections on Monday, the 2nd of March will be between David and Irfaan. Make your choice,” Granger urged.

The president reminded supporters that when

he took office in 2015, he met a country that was in shambles and Guyana is now

an oil-producing nation and so far, three million barrels of oil have been

shipped out of the country to the international market.

Granger said the proceeds from the oil

sector “will be for every Guyanese” and not the pockets of anyone.

“I want Guyanese to be richer”, Granger

said, adding that “the profits from our petroleum industry will give you and

you and you a good life”.

According to the president, the coalition

is the better party to ensure the benefits from the petroleum sector benefits

everyone. He said the PPP should not be entrusted and cannot be trusted with

managing the sector.

Concerning sugar estates that are no longer

operational, Granger said that old sugar lands will be redeveloped, and former

sugar workers will get the opportunity to use those lands along with other

Guyanese to develop for other agricultural purposes.

Granger said he is the “man with a plan”

for Guyana and his vision for Guyana is one that will see a more developed and

educated nation.

“We are going to ensure that every Guyanese

child has access to universal primary and secondary education and gain access

to the University of Guyana.”

Pointing fingers at the PPP, Granger said

that the opposition party and former President Bharrat Jagdeo oversaw “a decade

of decadence and death” with killing squads, assassinations and massacres and

Guyana must never return to those days.

The president said moving forward, an

APNU+AFC government will continue to be “one of cooperation and not

confrontation”, as he noted that development is assured under his

administration.

As he concluded his speech the Guyanese Head

of State emphasised, “March is the month, the 2nd is the day but now is the

hour for you to decide whether you want a proper leader!”