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Joey Jagan confuses the electorate

Jun 23, 2011 Letters

Dear Editor,
It would appear that the Ramotar faction of the PPP is busy looking for prominent individuals, who were members of the PPP or closely associated leading personalities of the PPP. One such person is Cheddi Jagan, Jr., better known as Joey Jagan.
Mr. Jagan told us following last Thursday’s (16.06.11) TV programme – the “Voice of the People” that we should be in government and not remain in opposition.
But how does he propose to form such a government?
To his credit, Joey has been very critical of the Jagdeo regime and describes it as a “communist” outfit. It is an open secret that Joey Jagan “loves” everything coming out of the USA, and if one were to sum up his passion for the Americans, one will conclude that he will have no objection if Guyana were to become the 51st State of the USA.
But his rantings and ravings of the “goodness” of the USA is not the subject of my letter to the press. I am more concerned about his attack on the Jagdeo regime, yet he wants Donald Ramotar as the next President of Guyana.
I believe that Joey sincerely wants to see a civilized society in Guyana, where things work effectively and efficiently, but he fails to understand that Ramotar, who he promotes, has been the central figure to most of the mismanagement of the country. Ramotar has been the General Secretary of the PPP, and Joey ought to know that the General Secretary of a Stalinist Party is the Chief – who gives the orders and dictates the policies and programme of the party. Internal party democracy and freedom of expression do not exist in these tight structures.
A good example of the total lack of democracy and transparency is the exercise to elect the Presidential candidate of the PPP.
It was a selection – not an election. Is Joey not aware of this recent experience? Of course he knows what is going on in his father and mother’s party.
But whilst he vehemently condemns communism as an evil, he actively promotes the Donald Ramotar presidency, with the view of forming a “shared government”, with the People’s National Congress (PNC). He confuses the public even further by telling them that such a government will solve our current security problems and all other problems.
He explained on last Thursday’s panel discussion on Channel 6 (where I was also a guest on the programme) that if the PNC is not a part of this “shared government” there will be lots of problems in the country.
He may be right, but we cannot be bullied by any political group to vote for “shared governance” involving the PNC, alone.
I have made it clear that I do not agree with Joey Jagan on the question of “shared governance” and I restated the position of “Movement for Political and Economic Democracy” (MPED), of which I am an active member.
I said that MPED actively promotes the idea of a government of National Unity and Reconstruction, which must involve the mass organizations and representative grassroot organizations.
A government of National Unity and Reconstruction must involve the Trade Union movement, the farmers and rural people, youth organizations, women organizations, the major faith organizations, professional and overseas Guyanese.
Such a structure will gradually resolve the racial divisions and tensions that have plagued our society for generations, and build a society based on mutual trust and respect.
Jinnah Rahman

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