Editorial : Pablo Escobar’s Blueprint, Mohamed’s Playbook?
In the swirling waters of Guyana’s political landscape, names carry weight, and some, warning. As the country prepares for yet another electoral cycle, a growing number of concerned citizens are sounding the alarm about a dangerous undercurrent. The startling similarities between a prominent presidential hopeful, Azruddin Mohamed, and the infamous Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar.
Pablo Escobar shaking hands with Azruddin Mohamed. (Image for illustrative/editorial use, not a depiction of actual events)
The People’s Champion or Puppet Master?
No, Azruddin Mohamed is not trafficking cocaine (at least, not that we know of). But power, influence, manipulation of the poor, and a messianic self-image? That script is all too familiar.
The Politics of Charity
Let’s be clear: Pablo Escobar rose to prominence by presenting himself as a man of the people. He handed out cash, built football fields, funded schools, and fed the poor, all while using these acts of public generosity to mask his drug empire, dismantle institutions, and hijack democracy. Sound familiar?
Buying Loyalty, Dodging Questions
Azruddin Mohamed’s campaign has taken on a similar posture: throwing money into communities, staging grand philanthropic performances, and whispering sweet nothings to Guyana’s most vulnerable, all while refusing to answer the hard questions about his finances, his ties, and his true ambitions.
A Shadow State in the Making?
Escobar created a shadow state in Colombia, one that bled the country from the inside. Azruddin Mohamed appears to be laying the groundwork for something eerily similar: an alternative power structure built not on transparency, law, or competence, but on fear, favours, and a cult of personality.
A Warning Worth Heeding
We at Rising Tide News do not write this lightly. Comparing anyone to Escobar is no trivial matter. But when political power begins to mimic criminal populism, even without the drugs, we must pay attention.
Let’s not wait to write the history books in regret. Let’s protect Guyana now, before ambition dressed as charity becomes our undoing.
The tide is rising. Let it lift truth, not tyranny.