This approach to governance is purely based on a tit-for-tat mentality

Nov 20, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,
At a time when the ruling party, the Peoples Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) and Government of Guyana is exposed for what it is, it has launched a vicious public relations campaign aimed at swaying public sentiments and distracting attention.
This is a regular, calculated and designed strategy by the PPP/C to change the subject in the national debate. The believe that “cussing out” Mayor Hamilton Green and holding the entire city of Georgetown at ransom, by refusing to bail it out of its economic situation is a good move to take, in order to help its public image.
According to Government, the city of Georgetown will not get any help from central government unless the main opposition party the PNCR pay off its debts to the city.
Now, this is the point I consistently make, the Government runs Guyana like a ‘common rum shop’. This approach to governance is purely based on a tit-for-tat mentality; clearly, Government has been cornered with major atrocities uncovered, and credibility of senior government functionaries called into question. At a time when there is alarming public outrage against apparent state sponsored torture, ignited by the burning of the genital area of a child; alleged government involvement in a cruel criminal enterprise, fuelled by the now convicted drug lord Roger Khan; exposing of a letter supposedly written by Minister Leslie Ramsammy, authorising the purchase of the spy equipment found in Khan’s possession; launching of dossier by joint opposition parties which exposes rampant state excesses; President’s chief liaise officer allegedly involved in a child molestation scenario.
The PPP/C’s spin doctors believe that it will be good political spin to attack Hamilton Green, the Georgetown Mayor and Town Council, and the PNCR in order to change the current public debate, which is clearly, not favourable to them. So desperate is the regime that it is prepared to sacrifice the livelihood of the entire city of Georgetown in order to strike a political posture, whatever is left.
The Ministry of Local Government statement that it will not bail out the Georgetown City Council until PNCR pays taxes due, is not only an arrogant position to take but is a spiteful action against the council, which is likely to gravely affect the livelihood of the residents of Georgetown. I know the residents of Georgetown will remember this statement come local government elections.
If the only reason given for not bailing the cash strap council out of its dilemma is because Hamilton Green is a PNCR executive and because PNCR owes taxes to the city, then the action by Government is very sad, resulting in residents becoming the victims in the situation. Why must the entire city suffer for this?
I imaging this is the “democracy” we really enjoy; I guess President Barack Obama was gravely wrong when he took action to bail out the major players on Wall Street; and the Major financial institutions. In the politics of the PPP/C maybe he should have looked for those institutions that have a leaning to the Republicans and refused to help.
In fact it was the said Democratic President Obama who used federal funds to offer stimulus money to states controlled by a Republican and Democratic government, remember California and Governor Arnold Swartznegger?
I am happy that the residents of Georgetown and the entire Guyana population are not naïve to the plot of the government, unlike what the PPP/C thinks, we will not be caught up in their wicked scheme, we can elucidate their plan before they can even conceive it, it is a pity, though that Government has the audacity to boldly employ such retarded tactics. Guess they are not “smarter than a fifth grader”.
We will remain focus on those issues that are before us.
Let me close by congratulating the opposition parties on their impressive work on the dossier, it came within record time. The torture report is still to be released for public scrutiny.
Lurlene Nestor

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