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You cannot have it both ways, President Ramotar

Nov 29, 2012 Letters

 

Dear Editor,
President Donald Ramotar on Sunday, November 25, said the governing party, the PPP/C, has no confidence in Speaker Raphael Trotman following his decision to restrict Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee’s participation in the National Assembly.
We thank God it was Sunday, since the very next working day was Monday, which would have provided the opportunity for the President to do the right thing and instruct all PPP/C MPs to withdraw their services from the Parliament in which they have lost confidence in its Chairman; the Speaker of the House.
We view Mr. Ramotar’s statement as divisive and with contempt for the people, the rule of law and the constitution. For over a decade, the Jagdeo/Ramotar cabal has abused their power by using state resources to help themselves and their friends which, in turn, has made life unbearable for the masses, especially the poor and the working class. We pray for the mothers and children of Plastic City, hoping that their lives will improve.
At least the majority opposition has been ethical in their position whereby they have lost confidence in Rohee as the Security Tsar and have withdrawn their co-operation with him on all matters with respect to the Security Sector.
It is now November and still no action from the President after almost a year in office.  Such in-action clearly exposes the modus operandi of the cabal. They are experts in spreading propaganda and spewing sound bites with no substance.
We blame President Ramotar for the mal-administration of the state and lack of a transparent government. His wild and reckless statements with respect to the Speaker have smashed a beautiful picture by the careless handling of his axe. Also, it clearly shows his and his minority regime’s disrespect for the majority opposition in Parliament which could also undermine the foundations of the democratic process. This will only cause the majority opposition to stand firmly behind their principled position that Rohee must not be the Minister of Home Affairs in the 10th Parliament.
As a result of the intransigence of President Ramotar, the Security Sector is now essentially headless and law-abiding citizens are vulnerable.  To have such an untenable situation is nothing else but reckless and incompetent leadership from the President.  He must have a contingency plan to ensure that the affairs of the state continue without Rohee.  But in true flock mentality, he is following the Jagdeoites at Freedom House and doing what they say, which is nothing of substance.
We call on the President to think carefully on his next move. Given his reckless statements against Speaker Trotman, he only has two honourable options left; totally withdraw his minority PPP/C MPs from a Trotman-led Parliament or call new elections.  Failure to do any of the two will result in him losing the little credibility he has left with the voters. We believe that this will provide greater inroad for the majority opposition, particularly the AFC, into PPP former stronghold. It is time the President put up or shut up. He cannot have it both ways. The people elected him to rule in their interest and not in the interest of the PPP cabal’s relatives and friends.
Dr Asquith Rose and Harish S. Singh

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