Political wannabees need to shut up and let democracy flourish

Jun 09, 2015 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
I see that Mr. Peter Ramsaroop is at it again – writing about how the PPP should boycott Parliament – and trying to be pertinent to the politics of Guyana. This man is surely living in a bubble.
With the Venezuelans’ spurious claims to our territory, it is essential that the PPP shows a united approach to this external threat and that is the first reason to go into Parliament; they should remember that President Cheddi always (check the record) put nationalistic interests above party politics and the aggressive position the Maduro government has chosen will imperil our future potential revenues from oil which will benefit every one of us.
Maduro’s economic and social solutions have wrecked Venezuela’s economy and he’s now trying to use territorial claims against Guyana to divert attention from his failed policies. But on this issue, President Obama will be on our side -we just have to be united and stand together.
The second reason the PPP should ignore Ramsaroop’s foolhardy statements is the very nature of democratic governance where the opposition, once accepting defeat at the polls (the PPP was defeated, not cheated as they claim), plays an important role and balancing act in defining the very nature of where the country is going – economically, politically and at the social level. That the government has sent out an olive branch to the PPP to begin inclusive governance is even more of a reason to disregard notions such as Ramsaroop’s and enter Parliament.
The third reason why the PPP should enter Parliament is to access the free press with their views on important issues, to bring money to the party’s coffers and to keep their MPs fully engaged and politicized, especially since their defeat and the end to their overt dominance of radio, TV and the state-owned newspaper.
Funds will become a problem, as all the opportunists who were their friends while they were in power will now desert them and stop giving money; also all the state resources which the PPP leadership used, contrary to the laws of Guyana, will now dry up, leaving that party on the edge of financial collapse. Their key people need to be kept at the cutting edge of the political landscape, so Parliamentary activity is a necessity for the survival of the PPP. Hopefully, young people will be placed in Parliament who will struggle for the good of country and not selfish party interests.
The last reason that the PPP should and will enter Parliament is simply to keep itself relevant to its own supporters, who, if not represented, will slowly and surely desert that Party – especially if legislation is passed without their presence and it directly affects the needs and aspirations of their supporters. With their presence, compromises could be worked out and deals done to ensure fairness and consideration for their supporters.
Political wannabees need to shut up and let democracy in Guyana flourish – not in the fashion their PPP masters tried to place on the backs of the Guyanese nation but with a new dispensation – under the watchful eyes of President Granger and PM Nagamootoo, who are fully committed to a new democratic beginning, free of corruption, nepotism and cronyism.
Cheddi (Joey) Jagan (Jr.)

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