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Don’t ever underestimate the intelligence of the Guyanese people

Jul 26, 2014 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
Most would agree and it is fair to say that at this time, all things considered, the PPP/C may or may not win the plurality vote again in an election and if they do, it will be with less seats in the House.  The pertinent question remains, what do we want a “win-lose” situation or a “win-win” situation for the country?
If one observes the Israeli/Palestinian situation – that is a zero sum game and it is nothing else but a “lose-lose” situation, where everyone is right and everyone loses.
In Guyana, it is politically absurd to ask the people to continue to suffer until the PNC is strong enough to win the plurality vote, especially when the political chips are so stacked against the PNC in the absence of them not wanting to address the real bread and butter issues affecting the people.
Instead, the party is always plagued with a series of internal issues at their biennial Congress about membership cards and who should be the delegates.
As Guyana experiences another dark decade under this regime, again the PNC has refused to take the fight to the PPP, rather, making ludicrous political suggestions such as formulating a “social contract” with the PPP, which is a definite lose-lose situation.
You cannot do a social contract with the political bullies at Freedom House, because they have no respect for the leaders of the opposition.
For example, in 2012, the combined opposition warned the Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh not to spend monies that were not approved by Parliament.
The Minister did not listen, because he did so again in 2013 and now in 2014. Therefore, the “no confidence” vote as proposed by Mr. Nagamootoo is not only in order, but is a good start and it is long overdue.
It is the golden opportunity for Mr. Granger and the PNC/APNU to join with the AFC to take the fight to the PPP.  It is time for the PNC/APNU to come out of its malaise and energize all of its MPs to be more like Joe Harmon, Basil Williams, Ronald Bulkan, Carl Greenidge, Desmond Trotman, Christopher Jones, Vanessa Kissoon, Jennifer Wade and maybe one or two more.  This is not a reticent political game where the people are not looking for deliverables. The APNU/PNC won 26 seats; what have the other MPs in the APNU/PNC done for their 30 months of salary? The people need an answer!
In such a negative political environment as created by the PPP, any politician worth his salt has to step up or step out. Guyanese have suffered long enough under this corrupt, vindictive and evil regime, but the way we see it, the AFC’s political action will stop the bleeding.
From the first violation of the Guyana Constitution in 2012 when the PPP spent billions of the taxpayers’ money that were not  approved in that Budget by Parliament, the PPP was given a written warning.
This financial skullduggery happened again in 2013 and they were given a second written warning.  In 2014, they got even more irresponsible and reckless in their financial actions and thus truly deserve to be fired for gross misconduct and incompetence.
Enough is enough. To those who are against the vote of no confidence, we say to them, do not ever underestimate the intelligence of the Guyanese people. And if APNU does not support the “no confidence” vote in Parliament, they should be given the boot as well.
Asquith Rose and Harish Singh

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