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Apr 04, 2012 Letters
Dear Editor,
As a citizen of Guyana and a proud member of A Partnership of National Unity (APNU) parliamentary group, I am disgusted and wary of the behaviour portrayed by members of the PPP/C, both in and out of Parliament.
Prior to the General and Regional Elections in 2011, I was integrally involved in the elections campaign for APNU; since in my view, I strongly sensed that that was the best choice to take Guyana forward. During the campaign, I visited a number of non-traditional APNU areas and the majority of those persons expressed their dissatisfaction of the PPP/C and indicated that they would not be voting for them and would like to see a change in Government.
Every day as I open the daily newspapers it is just to be greeted with the continuous rhetorical behaviour of the PPP/C, which peddles untrue statements to the nation. On Saturday, March 24, 2012 the Stabroek News, Guyana Times and Guyana Chronicle carried their own interpretation of statements made by the President, Mr. Donald Ramotar regarding the 2011 General and Regional elections.
One headline stated, “Ramotar open to Forensic Audit of Elections, says APNU trying to hide its history.” Being a member of A Partnership of National Unity in the National Assembly, I am disturbed at the comments and statements made by the man who is holding the highest office in this land.
Mr. Ramotar, all Guyanese are conscious that your party won the Executive branch of Government; while the combined opposition controls the Legislative branch. As a young politician, when the PPP/C party took the rein of government, I was still attending secondary school. Therefore, 90 per cent of the current parliamentary members for APNU were not part of the legislative branch of Government during the era of the PNC/R, both by its late Presidents, L.F.S. Burnham and Hugh Desmond Hoyte.
In that very paragraph Mr. Ramotar made mention of the APNU/AFC where we are creating a hostile atmosphere in the chambers and that we are uncooperative and disruptive. Sir, I would like to say publicly that I have denounced these quotes made by you, since the members on the opposition side of those hollow walls are “professionals.” We are not a disruptive bunch or trying to create an environment of unfriendliness. We are merely representing the citizens, more so the underprivileged of this nation.
At the sitting of the National Assembly, March 15, 2012, friends of mine visited the National Assembly for the first time to witness parliamentary procedures. The feedback given is that they were embarrassed to see how matured people who are leaders behaved; they have vowed never to return and cannot believe that these persons are serious about moving Guyana forward.
In my opinion Mr. Ramotar seems to be singing and reading from the same hymn sheet as his predecessor, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo. It seems as though Mr. Ramotar is in an elections campaign mode, since he and team continue to pronounce on what the PNC then would have done in their period of rulership. The PPP/C brags and boasts of the many developmental strides they made from 1992 to 2011.
Mr. Ramotar in his statement condemns the number of atrocities, such as corruption, crime, murders, rape among others perpetuated by the PNC. Perhaps some of these things might have occurred, but not on a large scale or so blatantly that we currently see before our very eyes. The number of atrocities we have heard and witnessed under this incumbent government is appalling during their nineteen years of which twelve years were dictatorial.
Mr. Ramotar further alluded that Guyana was the most developed nation from 1964 and prior to 1992 it subsequently became backward. How emphatic? Fellow Guyanese, the PPP/C has failed us tremendously under the Jaganite (Janet) and Jagdeo rule.
Mr. Ramotar referred to APNU members having “the worst history of corruption, while some of them were even charged for rape.” Corruption in most government departments is the order of the day under this government.
A number of Government Ministers and officials have been singly identified in malpractices, accused of misappropriation of public funds. Senior Public Officials have been accused of sexual molestation/ rape, specific reference: Mr. Kwame McCoy/Julius (whatever happen to this matter?).
The current Auditor General’s report has revealed a number of flaws at Government Ministries. There is the contentious $90M that the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Clement Rohee claimed that was budgeted for meals to feed policemen and women on Elections Day. The nation is still waiting to see what will come out of this. The APNU will not allow for this issue to go under the bridge.
It is prudent to let the Guyanese populace know that every cent that is used in the enhancement of areas in the country, approximately 90 per cent comes from taxes you the people remit to government. As a consequence we need to have answers and proper accountability from those who are governing and running the affairs of its citizenry.
Long live the Republic of Guyana. God Bless us all!
Annette Ferguson
THIS IDIOT TELLING GUYANA WE HAVE NO SAY IN THE 50% PROFIT SHARING AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH EXXON.
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