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The Nigel Hughes incident is much ado about nothing

Aug 15, 2013 Letters

 

DEAR EDITOR,
Permit me a few lines to put into perspective the revelation that Mr. Nigel Hughes was the Company Secretary for a business entity that was a principal in a national project that which was not supported (at least until the very end before the project’s demise) by the political party he is a leading member of.
I support Mr. Hughes’ decision to inform the political party he is a leading member of and I posit he did no wrong, suffice to say that he should have indicated that he was Company Secretary earlier.
This situation reflects a level of collective consciousness that clearly indicates the Guyanese society has not matured to the point where we can see the difference between one’s personal business and that of a group he/she belongs to.
Mr. Hughes is not accused of any corrupt act, he is simply being unfairly castigated by persons who as we say in Guyana, “like a story.”  Because he is a member of the Alliance for Change and also Company Secretary for Sithe Global, then he must have done something wrong.
This is the worst case of funneling accusations without any shred of fact and evidence and many persons, especially pro-Government, are misleading the reading public by using this faulty line of reasoning.  It’s akin to saying that if I support a political party then I cannot work in Government or for Government for the national development of my country.  Only when my political party is in power then I will work with or become a part of the Government of the day.  This is utter rubbish and reflects a general weakness of our society and Guyanese collective consciousness.
This sort of petty and immature thinking/reasoning is exactly what keeps ethnic, civil society and communities disunited and under-developed in Guyana.  It’s also reflective of a general lack of trust Guyanese have toward politicians and the rampant corruption that has engulfed Guyana since 2001.  Mr. Hughes is a victim of a number of cultural biases, moreso than guilty of wrongdoing or unethical practice.
I salute Mr. Hughes for being the principled national leader he is and do hope that during his time of reflection, he uses this opportunity to speak candidly with the Guyanese public and continue to support a change in the political culture of Guyana.  We need leaders that are not afraid to engage the broader public, think outside the box, and take practical actions to bridge and dissolve tension and misunderstanding between groups and communities in Guyana.
Mike Archer

 

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