A Charity resident is demanding answers after he says he was escorted out of a community outreach attended by President Irfaan Ali on Monday, upon being told he was not welcome at the meeting without being given a reason.
The man made the allegations in a video shared on the social media page of APNU MP Terrence Campbell, recounting his experience at an outreach held at the Charity Secondary School on August 10, 2026.
According to the resident, he attended the event because it focused on the development and progress of Charity and was associated with the Government’s modern village initiative.
He said he had attended a similar outreach hosted by Minister of Public Works Juan Edghill in Charity on July 3, where residents were invited to share their ideas, concerns and suggestions.
The resident said he viewed that earlier outreach positively and believed his contribution was focused solely on the development of his community.
He stressed that he does not consider himself politically aligned, saying he supports good governance rather than political parties and would support any administration that governs in a manner he believes benefits Guyana.
However, he said his experience at Monday’s presidential outreach was markedly different.
According to the resident, he arrived before President Ali and took a seat inside the venue. Shortly after the meeting began, he said a person whom he believed to be a member of the presidential security detail approached him and told him that the commander wanted to see him.
He said he was escorted downstairs and taken outside the building.
The resident alleged that an officer he identified as Messiah, whom he said he knows, subsequently instructed him to leave because he was “not welcome” at the meeting.
He said no explanation was provided for the decision.
The resident questioned why he was removed from an event concerning the development of the community in which he was born, raised and continues to live.
“Why was I asked to leave that meeting that concerns the progress and development of my community?” he questioned.
He said he was particularly disappointed because he had attended the earlier outreach with Minister Edghill and believed his participation had been constructive.
The resident also questioned whether authorities considered him a threat or believed he posed some form of security concern.
“I want to know if I’m a threat,” he said, while insisting that he had not attended the event to cause trouble or disrupt the proceedings.
He said his intention was simply to listen, contribute and understand where Charity was heading in terms of development.
The resident further argued that young people should be included in discussions about the future of their communities because they will ultimately be responsible for sustaining development in the years ahead.
He is now calling on President Ali and the authorities involved in the outreach to explain why he was removed.
The incident has raised questions about public access to community consultations involving senior government officials, particularly when residents are invited to participate in discussions about the development of their own communities.
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