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Region Three Chairman responds to Kaieteur News Article

Apr 05, 2013 Letters

 

 
Dear Editor,
Kindly permit me to respond to an article captioned “Opposition councilors give “disrespectful” Region Three Chairman silent treatment” published in the Kaieteur News’s April 4, 2013 edition.
The article states that “A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) member, Kathlene Armstrong, was last month denied privilege to speak at meetings when she reportedly spoke to the chairman about his dismissive attitude towards opposition members.”
Editor, allow me to clarify that statement. Councilor Armstrong raised issues about me being disrespectful to fellow councilors and she had been asked to cite the instances but refused.
After she refused I had asked her to issue an apology for her derogatory statements but she further refused hence a motion was moved to debar her from speaking until she apologised for her behaviour.  A vote was then taken in which 12 Peoples Progressive Party councilors voted in favor against 8 opposition councilors.
After the motion I subsequently held a meeting in the Boardroom of my office with the Opposition Member of Parliament, John Adams, and he had asked Ms. Armstrong to apologise but she stated she prefers to resign rather than apologise. To date she has not apologised hence she was debarred and remains debarred from speaking at any meetings.
The article went on to say that opposition councilors concerns are not addressed but very often when they raise issues within the Region it is usually referred to the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) or the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) deals with it based on funds remaining after the RDC would have completed its work programme.
In most of the cases raised, the opposition councilors are not giving specific information on the issues presented. Other issues that were raised were related to the Sub-Committees that are a part of the RDC hence opposition members were advised to discuss it at that level where decisions will be taken and then presented at RDC meetings.
One example where councilors are misrepresenting the facts is at Aliki where the region built a ramp to accommodate residents but one Alliance For Change (AFC) Councilor Harry Narine Deokinandan reported that there was no ramp.
On many instances APNU and AFC councilors would stand up and make presentations that are not factual and when advised they continue to speak without allowing the me to make my presentation. I would have to resort to reminding them of the protocols of the meeting which states under ACT 12 of 80 “that whenever the Chairman of the RDC stands up to make a presentation every other councilor ought to sit and make way for the chairman presentations.”
The opposition councilors are very rude and disrespectful at the meetings and being the Chairman I will not tolerate any councilor to disrupt my meetings.
Also allow me to address the part of the article which states that opposition councilors are not aware of the Region’s business. I would just state that all opposition councilors are on the Sub-Committees and they are equally involved in the Region’s business.
In conclusion I would just say that the performance of the region for the year 2012 was 99.5 per cent and not poor as motioned by the opposition in the article.
Regional Chairman
Julius Faerber

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