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Murray vows zero tolerance for corruption if elected
“Zero tolerance for corruption in my administration.”
This was the pledge of Presidential hopeful Winston Murray who was at the time speaking at a well attended meeting with Party members at Dartmouth on Saturday, last.
Presidential hopeful Winston Murray
Murray used the opportunity to outline his vision for Guyana. He affirmed, among other things, that shared governance was an important tool in the efforts to resolve the country’s problems and moving it forward. He also fielded several questions from the floor and was asked among other things what were some of the critical issues he would tackle once he assumes the Presidency.
Murray said that the question of developing the economy and creating wealth would be a priority, adding that such wealth would be equitably and fairly distributed.
He emphasized that accountability and transparency would be hallmarks of his Administration. “There would be zero tolerance for corruption…Ministers will be asked to sign on to a Code of Conduct and any breach of the Code will result in instant dismissal.”
The detailing of Murray’s vision came as he was accompanied by a team on his continued countrywide outreach programme by visiting the Essequibo Coast.
The team accompanying him included Dr. Richard Van West Charles, Aubrey Norton, MP, Mervyn Williams, MP, “Kads” Khan, Denise Miller, Priest Oba Mwanza, Melanie Cornette and youth representatives, James Bond, Attorney-at-Law, and Ganesh Mahipaul.
Local representatives included Neville Calistro, aka “Mighty Chief”, and David Hill, Chairman of the PNCR Regional Committee and NDC Councillor.
The team toured several villages on Saturday and held meetings with Party members and supporters at their homes and places of business.
Supenaam, Good Hope, Queenstown and Devonshire Castle were some of the villages visited.
Along the way, the team also met with contractors and other business people.
The residents who met with the team expressed concerns about the high rate of unemployment, the absence of economic activities, victimisation of PNCR members and supporters and the general neglect of the people of the region.
Several members of the business community expressed frustration with the manner in which the country is being governed. They are of the opinion that the economy is being mismanaged and that rice farmers, in particular, are not getting a fair deal for their produce.
“Rice farmers and millers object to final grading of paddy in Venezuela,” said one businessman. “In this age of international standards, where is GRDB (Guyana Rice Development Board)?” he asked.
Yesterday Murray continued with his meetings at Mainstay and Danielstown.
Currently there is an advertisement running in the newspapers advocating for Murray’s candidacy.
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