Lenox Shuman, a senior adviser to the government, has said the People's Progressive Party is the only political party in Guyana capable of governing the country, in remarks that dismissed both major opposition groupings. Neither We Invest in Nationhood nor the People's National Congress Reform had responded publicly to the comments at the time of writing.

Speaking on the Starting Point podcast, Shuman said he did not believe any other party had the capacity to run the country, stating plainly that he saw no alternative to the PPP as a governing force. The claim reflects his own political view rather than an independent assessment, and it comes from a figure who now advises the governing party.

Shuman founded the Liberty and Justice Party in 2019 and stood as its presidential candidate in the March 2020 General and Regional Elections. He acknowledged that his own campaign would have struggled to govern had it won, explaining that although he had identified certain issues he wanted to address, he did not have a team in place capable of carrying out the structural changes he had envisioned.

He argued that WIN, led by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed, was in a weaker position still, citing what he described as hypocrisy, a lack of governing capacity and narrow self interest. These are Shuman's characterisations and have not been tested against any response from WIN. The party's electoral performance offers a different data point: in the 2025 General and Regional Elections, WIN overtook the PNCR's APNU coalition to become the largest opposition bloc in the National Assembly, a result that suggests a degree of public support Shuman's remarks do not address.

Mohamed is under sanctions imposed by the United States and is contesting extradition to face charges there. He was indicted by a US federal grand jury on counts including money laundering, wire fraud, mail fraud and conspiracy, arising from an alleged scheme to evade taxes and royalties on gold exports. These are allegations that Mohamed is disputing through the extradition process, and no conviction has been recorded.

Shuman also criticised Mohamed's inaugural address in Parliament, saying it focused more on personal disputes than on national issues, characterising the speech as driven by personal grievance rather than the responsibilities of governing. WIN has not issued a public response to this characterisation, and the substance of the speech itself was not detailed in the interview beyond Shuman's summary.

Turning to the PNCR, Shuman said the party had declined from its former standing, describing it as reduced to a shadow of what it once was and accusing it of sacrificing its traditional support base in exchange for short term political gains. The PNCR is led by Aubrey Norton, who also heads the APNU coalition. The party did suffer clear electoral losses in 2025, a fact supported by the results themselves rather than by Shuman's interpretation alone. Whether that decline stems from the reasons he gave is a separate question the party has not addressed publicly.

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