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A strange choice for government information coordinator

Nov 09, 2012 Letters

 

Dear Editor,
I am quite perplexed by the recent decision of the Donald Ramotar administration to name Mr. Kellawan Lall, former Minister of Local Government and former Ambassador of Guyana to Brazil, to the post of government information chief (or some similarly named portfolio).  In a nutshell, this choice is one that, as a current and progressive supporter of the PPP, I would have avoided.
There is little doubt that Mr. Lall’s conduct has raised many an eyebrow over the recent past.
This is not something that I wish to elucidate, but it is fair to say that the reputation of this individual is less-than-stellar for a government official.
Why would the government not seek to lessen its already flagging image by keeping someone like Kellawan Lall out of the spotlight?
His upkeep in government positions is no doubt due to his longstanding service to the PPP and, I presume, some level of qualification, but surely even those around him know that his presence is a lightning rod for controversy. To choose the government information apparatus, itself an area of significant controversy in the recent past, as the new home of Mr. Lall just does not make much strategic sense if the government is trying to purge itself of embarrassment.
With a new president and, indeed, a rejuvenation of the party in the post-Jagdeo era, the time was (and still is) ripe to get a young face with fresh ideas into the portfolio that has been given to Mr. Lall – an area as broad and crucial as the government informational deserves dynamism and optimism.
If this issue is already closed, I hope that it is not a sign of things to come – PPP supporters of today (not of far into yesteryear) need to see more than just the promotion of good work; we need to see the extirpation of the things that have diminished the party’s once proud image.
S.T. Persaud

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