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A Leader For All The People

Sep 19, 2012 Letters

 

Dear Editor,
In people friendly countries as compared to a dictatorial regime, an elected leader promises his or her people that they will have better lives as compared to the one they had under the previous government. The people are fooled because we have seen in many countries that they are living in poverty while their trusted leaders are acquiring vast wealth.
In Guyana, for over fifty years, the people have prayed for someone who could free them from the yolk of poverty. Only one among our past presidents had the wisdom and vision to make his people realize their dreams. His name was Dr. Cheddi Jagan.
When first elected, Dr. Jagan immediately gave homesteads to people in various communities to grow food for themselves and to sell to the public. These people became prosperous and today they are still the main contributors of agricultural products. Dr Jagan had selected people of all races to ensure the continuity of prosperity so that Guyana could become the breadbasket of the Caribbean.
Such an achievement would have made the legacy of Dr. Jagan unmatched by other leaders.  Mr Donald Ramotar, our current president, has been a disciple of Dr. Jagan for over forty years. He has been given an opportunity to fulfill the plans of his “father”, Dr. Cheddi Jagan. Put on your Guyanese hat (one people, one nation, one destiny) and help your people eradicate poverty.
Lindeners are complaining that they have a high rate of unemployment and are unable to access any help from the Government.  If Dr. Jagan were alive today, he would have gone to Linden and have a meeting with the people. He would have told them that he would provide prepared land for growing crops, ensure they have food on the table, ensure that they have monetary assistance until they can earn for themselves.
Such logical thinking was passed on to his followers and now is the time to implement them. Mr President, this is not the time to spend money on putting a treatment plant in Linden. This treatment plant will need a high demand of  electricity supplied by Bosai. High demand for the plant means less available for the communities.  The money should have been use to clear farmland, put down crops, provide food and shelter to the people.
A few months ago, you talked about making each community self-sufficent. Here is your chance to do so. You were elected to be the leader of all Guyanese and  like Dr. Jagan, I hope that you will ensure that your people have no more heartache and no more pain.
Dr. Sherlock Rawana

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