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Burma Road revelations illustrate disjointed Executive

Jun 26, 2012 News

 

…Evidence of absolutely no integration of Govt. activities -Ramjattan

 

“This is the case where one Minister is passing the buck to the other,” was the assertion made by Alliance for Change (AFC) Chairman Khemraj Ramjattan when asked to weigh in on the recent shifting of responsibility when it comes to the “intolerable” Burma Road in Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.
Transport and Public Works Minister Robeson Benn was forced to respond to A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) Winston Felix’s Parliamentary demand when he declared that it was the responsibility of the Local Government Minister.
Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud, several days later, still claimed ignorance of the details in relation to the deplorable road and according to the AFC Chairman “it is also revealing that the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing and it is evidence of there being absolutely no integration of activities of Government.”
The former Central Executive member of the governing party told this publication, “They are all just doing their own thing and the Office of the President is not coordinating and integrating the activities of the various Ministries.”
Ramjattan said that the three-mile long Burma Road is extremely important for the purpose of residents and more importantly, for bringing rice and paddy to and from the Saj Rice Mill, which is located at the end of the road.
Previously, the road was done by a contractor, who was being paid millions of dollars annually to repair any damage.
“He built the road, and he was being paid for its maintenance annually. For instance, if the road gets a hole, he was supposed to repair it because he got the contract to upkeep the road,” Ramesh Ramnarine stated.
“We want the authority to investigate this man (the contractor) and the road.”
According to the AFC’s Chairman, the ruling party is using the budget-cuts as a cover-up from doing certain things. “I am hearing from the people in West Coast Berbice that these things (roads) can’t be done because ‘Ramjattan them’ cut the budget but we did not cut one cent from Robeson Benn’s Ministry nor the Ministry of Local government.”
About three weeks ago, residents and truck drivers had vowed to intensify their protest action to press home their demands for a proper road. The protest action commenced after a number of trucks laden with tons of rice got stuck in a deplorable section of the road, effectively halting the smooth operations of the Saj Rice Mill.

 

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