Opposition Leader, David Granger, strongly suggested yesterday that Head of State, Donald Ramotar,President Donald Ramotarmake as one of his New Year’s resolutions, issuing forthwith, an apology to an Amerindian man he scolded in a manner that constitutes abuse, disrespect and vulgarity for indigenous people.The President recently exposed the violent nature of former President Bharrat Jagdeo when an Amerindian man questioned the former President’s record in office. President Ramotar was at the time, addressing a political rally in Aishalton and used the forum to lambaste the political opposition.“They don’t have a record to be proud of; they don’t have a history that they can be proud of. That is why they don’t like history and they don’t like to hear about the past.”The man retorted, “Yea,NFL Jerseys China, yea, like Jagdeo.”“You don’t know anything about Jagdeo; if he been hay he mighta slap yo,NFL Jerseys China, coz you stupid,” the President is heard saying on an audio recording released to the media by a villager.The President’s visit to that community is among several visits Ramotar has been making around the country ahead of General Elections next year.The Opposition Leader said that it is most astonishing that such statements came from the President and Commander in Chief. If those words really are his, Granger said, certainly it is inappropriate and vulgar for those words to beOpposition Leader, David Grangeruttered in public places and to an indigenous citizen of the hinterland region.The Leader of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) asserted that the disturbing part of the audio is Ramotar’s reference to former President Bharrat Jagdeo and his vicious nature.At a personal level, Granger said that he too was a victim of Jagdeo’s abuse in 2011 when he was accused of having blood on his hands.“I think many Guyanese have learnt that Jagdeo can be abusive when he is ready and what Ramotar is now saying indicates that not only is Jagdeo’s temper well known but it is actually an aspect of his presidential style and policy to speak and behave in that manner.“It is expected that the President would issue an unconditional apology to Mr. John Adams,Cheap Jerseys China, a teacher from the Hinterland Region who was assaulted by the Presidential Guards at that meeting and even the indigenous community in general,” the Opposition Leader remarked.He said that the incident has done a lot of damage to the reputation of the Head of State and now that it is known in some quarters of the regional and international communities,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, it has stained the image of the country. Granger asserted that it is an occurrence which is painful to the indigenous community.“I doubt whether Ramotar would have used similar language in any other community in Guyana. Neither the private sector nor the religious community would have expected those words from the President. His words indicate the sort of disparaging or disdainful attitude he has towards the indigenous people and I am sure to any other community he would have apologized immediately.“It should not take him a month to do so now. It’s a New Year; he should start on a new note, with the expectations of improving relations between him and the people of Guyana. I am deeply concerned about this matter…”The APNU leader said that the President needs to conduct his elections campaign in a more respectful manner. He hopes that future interactions would be one of respect rather than abuse.“His statements constitute disrespect and abuse and he did so because he felt he was speaking to Amerindians. He wouldn’t speak like that in Port Mourant,” Granger concluded. Port Mourant is a village in East Berbice-Corentyne,Cheap Jerseys Online, where the People’s Progressive Party is said to have a strong influence.The trips to the indigenous communities by the President are not announced to the media, and on that particular trip to Aishalton, Ramotar was not accompanied by his usual entourage of information officers or the videographers attached to his office.However, the Press and Publicity Unit of the Office of the President sprung quickly to Ramotar’s defence after the release of the Jagdeo slapping comment. It said that it was making efforts to authenticate the integrity of the recording.The statement which was recently released to the media added that with General Elections looming,Cheap Jerseys, such attempts at sensationalism does not come as a surprise.