Businessman and founder of the Vigilant Political Action Committee (V-PAC), Dorwain Bess maintains that he is not a politician, though he will be contesting the September 1 poll with Forward Guyana, led by former People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) Member, Amanza Walton-Desir, and The People’s Movement (TPM), headed by Nigel London.
“I’m not a politician because politicians are not human,” the businessman said during the signing ceremony to formalise the union on Tuesday morning.
“[Politicians], they sit on one side of the aisle for two, three decades — as you can see today. And when things don’t go in their favour, they flip to the other side. So, how do you convince the rest of the country that everything you once said was wrong is now right, just because you changed sides?”
The businessman did not criticise the Leader of Forward Guyana, Amaza Walton-Desir, who recently left the PNCR, saying that while she had an opportunity to switch sides, she did not.
“I joined this movement today because Amanza had the chance to cross the aisle when she felt undervalued where she was, but she didn’t…That’s integrity,” Bess said.
Turning to others who left political parties to join others, Bess singled out Dr. Van West-Charles, a PNCR stalwart and James Bond, a young former PNCR Member, who have since endorsed the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) for a second term.
Bess said the duo had once stood against the PPP/C and even sympathised with him when he was accused of conspiracy to commit a felony in an extortion case.
“They looked me in the eye and said, ‘What they’re doing to you is wrong’. I would love to see them come out now and say what they (government) did to me was right. I want to hear them say, when they crossed the aisle, it wasn’t for their own personal interests.
That’s why I say: I can’t be a politician. I will be human until the day I die — and I will stand up for the Guyanese people. I don’t want to be part of that system. I want to be part of real change — one where humanity becomes central to people’s lives again,” Bess said.
