{"id":19566,"date":"2024-05-08T23:09:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T23:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19566"},"modified":"2024-05-08T23:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T23:09:46","slug":"jagdeo-re-elected-as-ppp-general-secretary-identifies-diversity-as-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/jagdeo-re-elected-as-ppp-general-secretary-identifies-diversity-as-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Jagdeo Re-elected as PPP General Secretary, Identifies Diversity as Priority"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Radha Motielall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, the re-elected General Secretary of the People&#8217;s Progressive Party (PPP), has outlined growing the party with a focus on reflecting Guyana&#8217;s diversity as a top priority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jagdeo secured his re-election during the first meeting of the new Central Committee convened on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing the Congress&#8217;s conclusion, Jagdeo expressed confidence in the momentum of expansion the party is currently experiencing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the need to reshape the PPP&#8217;s image to better represent the diverse population of Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jagdeo acknowledged past hesitations among some older party members but affirmed that the party&#8217;s leadership has successfully navigated these challenges. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He clarified that any uncertainty was not based on ethnicity but rather on generational differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The General Secretary emphasized the importance of diversity in building the party and highlighted delegates&#8217; determination to engage at the grassroots level following the Congress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He underscored the party&#8217;s commitment to maintaining trust and delivering on its promises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, Jagdeo emphasized his role in grooming young leaders within the party and government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed satisfaction with the increasing number of young members joining the PPP and being elected to the Central Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Jagdeo noted discussions during the Congress regarding the party&#8217;s focus on education and training for the next generation of leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PPP&#8217;s Congress took place from May 3 to May 5 at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Radha Motielall Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, the re-elected General Secretary of the People&#8217;s Progressive Party (PPP), has outlined growing the party with a focus on reflecting Guyana&#8217;s diversity as a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19567,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19566"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19568,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19566\/revisions\/19568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}