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Mr. Williams would be deserving of a cabinet level position

Feb 12, 2015 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
I refer to Ruel Johnson’s letter to the editor in the Kaieteur News dated February 10, 2015. I understand his frustration at the coalition talks in this crucial time, when elections are two and a half months away and the executive configuration seems to stand in the way of national progress and Guyana’s future.
On perusing the portfolios for a proposed alliance cabinet, I cannot agree with the position Mr. Johnson has identified for Basil Williams.
In the tenth (now prorogued) parliament Basil Williams was the shadow Attorney General for APNU and the combined opposition, representing them in the numerous cases brought by the Attorney General Anil Nandlall against decisions passed in parliament and the illegal spending of taxpayers’ monies case brought by Mr. Granger against Mr. Ashni Singh.
In addition he has represented numerous Guyanese citizens against the many injustices heaped upon them by the PPP/C government pro bono: the Globe Trust account holders; Mark Benschop’s treason trial and the countless young men the Police visited with trumped up murder charges are but a few examples.
Mr. Williams has had a wide practice in both civil and criminal matters and is the new face of the PNCR, since he was not a member of the PNC cabinet. His integrity, dedicated service in the courts, yeoman service representing the poor and downtrodden in cases like the Linden commission of inquiry and the current Dr. Walter Rodney inquiry is ample testimony.
I am sure Mr. Williams can represent his work without my help, but I also feel it is important to give merit where it is due by pointing out that he should be given a position at cabinet level to utilize his considerable skills and expertise in the decision-making process to move Guyana forward from this corrupt PPP/C cabal.
Nelly Rambarran

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