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AFC wants Govt. to heed the call of Kwakwani protesters
On the heels of the protest action that saw the blocking of the Kwakwani/Ituni access road, the Alliance For Change (AFC) is calling on the Government to heed the call of residents. The protesters say that the road has been in a deplorable state for the past 40 years.
At a recent press conference, AFC Member of Parliament, Trevor Williams, delivered his Party’s call on the government to ensure that the road is rehabilitated in a timely manner.
AFC’s Trevor Williams
He said that it is time the government recognizes the importance of the Kwakwani/Ituni road to the livelihoods of thousands of ordinary Guyanese, local and international businessmen and investors.
Williams said that through that access road, hundreds of millions of dollars worth of forestry products and other resources from the Natural Resource sector is transported. He stated that transporters continually grapple with avoidable destruction and wear and tear to their vehicles.
Williams said that it is clear that the Government either does not recognize the importance of this road to the economy or simply does not care.
He emphasized that the deplorable condition of the road, especially during the rainy season has remained a sore point to commuters and major discouragement to travelling residents and visitors alike.
According to Williams, the Ministry of Public Works and contractors have over the years been guilty of providing “substandard” repairs and maintenance.
He said, “Pot-holes filled with sand and loam quickly reopen when trucks and other vehicles use the road. It is a waste of taxpayers’ money. RUSAL Bauxite Company has demonstrated that the same road; that is the section under their care, can be better maintained by using laterite. It provides a longer lasting surface.”
Williams told media operatives that the AFC calls on the government and the Guyana Police Force to respect the right of the people to protest and to desist from using force and violent confrontation when attempting to disperse peaceful protestors.
Williams said that his party is in receipt of information and complaints of brutality and excessive force being used to break up the protests.
A protester display the bite mark left by a police rank.
“We have reports of a pregnant woman being kicked in the abdomen by a police rank and of another resident being bitten by another rank.”
The AFC is therefore urging that the Government heed the urgent request to meet stakeholders and peaceably resolve this deteriorating situation. We call on the government to stop the brutality now.
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