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The continued stifling of human development growth

Apr 09, 2013 Letters

 

Dear Editor,
The PPP has been in power for the past 20 years and despite their constant criticism of the Burnham government, this cabal is the worst regime ever to rule Guyana. Today, Guyana has become the disgrace of the Caribbean region and that disgrace has now accentuated.  The only thing this Jagdeo/Ramotar group has mastered in their more than twelve years in power is that they have become world class “cuss birds,” evil, vindictive, plunderers of the Treasury for self-enrichment, contempt for the constitution and absolute disrespect for the rule of law and the people of Guyana, hence the stifling of human development growth.
The General Secretary of the PPP said in a newspaper article of March 11, 2010 that “the party [PPP] is working towards the establishment of the Public Procurement Commission”.  The General Secretary of the PPP, who is now the holder of the most powerful office in the land, promised the people that his party will soon be “shortlisting names to be submitted for consideration for the commission.”
It has been three years now and the PPP has not submitted any names and has done very little work to support the establishment of the Public Procurement Commission.  If an ordinary person had promised such and did what was done by the PPP, in common parlance they would have been deemed a liar, a custodian of falsehood and a purveyor of deceit and deception. Needless to say we are dealing with a rogue regime that has lost all its senses, its ability to reason, and has exhibited continued failure to weed out corruption and govern this nation.
In May 2012, the Minister of Foreign Affairs in response to Ms. Deborah Backer in Parliament said the Public Procurement Commission would be established by the end of June 2012.  No such development. Another broken promise.
Why is this Public Procurement Commission so important? Close to G$40 billion per year is leaked from the Budget from legitimate activities into corrupt private pockets.  The Public Procurement Commission will be a constitutional commission independent of the corrupt PPP regime control to ensure that the Guyanese people secure the best value for their money on all public procurements.  That is $40 billion a year that the PPP can re-direct towards paying the workers decent living wages and providing a substantial increase to pensioners.
A government that cannot take care of the most vulnerable in society—seniors and the extreme young—is not qualified to govern. A government that does not govern in the interest of all is unfit to govern. A government that is spiteful and cusses down its citizens should not be allowed to govern. These are the trademarks of the current leaders of this regime.
The PPP regime continues to stifle human development in Guyana. No hope for the people, especially the downtrodden. The time has come for some serious decision-making. As an example, the Public Procurement Commission should be established. The time has come for change in Guyana and it must start at the top.
Dr. Asquith Rose and Harish S. Singh

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