Let us save Guyana

Nov 14, 2019 Letters 0

DEAR EDITOR,

I have been reading about the AFC and the present political situation. My heart goes out to the Executive of the AFC.
After listening to the many comments – including those from Freddie Kissoon, describing the AFC as ‘dead meat,’ to the letter in the Stabroek News of November 13, 2019, titled “AFC will become a quarrelling symbolic spectator,” written by Lomarsh Roopnarine – my heart goes out to them and they deserve our understanding, if not, sympathy.
Cathy Hughes seeks to assure us that the AFC remains relevant. My friend’s old motor cycle had a horn and rear lights. These remain relevant.
As an ordinary person, it appears to me that the problem began with the AFC itself.
I have been speaking with some of the old political soldiers such as Basil Hall and Hamilton Green. First, is this fact of life?
Within every institution, be it the church, the temple, University, Sports team or political party, you find excellence, the mediocre, the ordinary and the weak members.
As a fairly new political entity, the AFC possesses only one or maybe two who can fit their category of excellence and political astuteness.
If I am correct and speaking with those who have been in the business and government for many years, what I now say, is correct.
In 2015, the AFC demanded and obtained a bigger share of the cake than they deserved. The result: more in your mouth than you can chew, swallow and digest.
Forty percent of the Cabinet positions and the Prime Minister’s slot was the big bargain.
This letter must not denigrate any AFC Minister but the majority have been out of their depth and not brought glory to the Coalition.
I don’t know if it is true, but one of the Elders told me that there is some agreement that the AFC Prime Minister and not the President should chair Cabinet Meetings.
If true, our political leaders in Government need to have their heads examined.
With a ‘war-like’ opposition and over a generation of corruption, we needed to have in charge of the affairs of State, the likes of Cheddi Jagan, Forbes Burnham, Sonny Ramphal. Dr. Ptolemy Reid, Mohammed Shahabuddeen, Hamilton Green, Rashleigh Jackson and Shirley Field-Ridley.
None of those in the AFC and mind you, some in the Coalition, can come near those mentioned above.
I think day by day, ordinary people have come to this realization. Our dilemma, our distress is that we cannot fathom being ruled by the members of the present opposition.
The only answer is for President David Granger to be reminded that he is Commander-in-Chief and must engage fully the WPA, Justice for All and the Indigenous Peoples’ Party.
Further, we must lean on the wisdom and experience of our Editors, (KN, SN, Chronicle and Stabroek News, Sir Ronald Sanders, David Hinds, Freddie Kissoon and Lincoln Lewis).
Let us save Guyana.
Eric Moseley, AA.