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Joseph Hamilton says “Granger clearly out of his depth”
– denies sons got OLPF jobs because of connections
– feels Ramjattan has too much bitterness
Former Parliamentarian of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Joseph Hamilton, stresses that he severed contact with that party over four years ago after witnessing vulgarity and profanity at Congress Place, shortly after Leader, Robert Corbin, had defeated a move to oust him.
Speaking in a press conference for the first time since his announcement at Albion, Berbice, that he would be endorsing the People’s Progressive Party/Civic and its Presidential Candidate, Donald Ramotar for the November 28th national polls, Hamilton also categorically denied that his two sons got jobs in a government programme because of his connections.
His two sons are now working in the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) programme in which government is aiming to distribute 90,000 of the items within the next few years to poor family.
Joseph Hamilton
Hamilton’s sons are members of the PPP’s youth arm, the Progressive Youth Organisation.
Admitting that there have been criticisms over his decision to support the PPP/C, Hamilton said he has known Ramotar for years now as a “friend and associate”.
“I don’t know Mr. (David) Granger at all.”
He described the former army chief as a “political Lilliputian, incapable of mobilizing people and clearly out of his depth”
Hamilton denied he was offered any position with the PPP/C and insisted he just wanted to play his part in helping to develop Guyana.
Regarding the politics of the PNCR, which has partnered with a number of opposition parties to form A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), Hamilton felt that the front has failed to come across as an all-inclusive party, rather focusing on “only addressing the development of black people”.
While stressing that he has no problem with any party focusing on any particular group or people, Hamilton emphasized that he did not want to be part of that.
The former PNCR Parliamentarian claimed that he sought to implement changes within that party, even endorsing senior official Vincent Alexander in his leadership bid back in 2007.
On his feelings for the Alliance For Change, Hamilton felt that the party leaders only wanted power and do not have the capacity to govern.
“Ramjattan, because of his bitterness and anger, once given power, would be too busy dealing with retribution and have no time to carry out his work,” Hamilton opined.
He denied that he has bitterness for the PNCR and pointed out that since his parting with them, he has not written anything or issued any statement against that party.
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