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I salute Minister Joseph Harmon

Dec 14, 2015 Letters

Dear Editor,
I would have noted with much concern the outrageous comments articulated by many over the salary increases of Ministers and all Parliamentarians. There were many contentious comments over what Minister Harmon would have said with regards to the salary increases. That is to say he has no apologies.
It did baffle me to hear my Honourable Minister making such a comment but I knew it was only because the notorious PPP/C got him extremely angry. What did not surprise me is the fact that even though Minister Harmon said he had no apologies, he was man enough to apologise to the Guyanese people. It is my opinion that Mr. Harmon saw that the PPP/C was trying desperately to capitalize on what he said as opposed to the actual issue at hand. He apologized and I applaud him for that.
The facts remain the same. That is to say that under the previous administration Ministers were paid livable salaries but engaged in corrupt practices which afforded them the luxurious life styles and monstrosities for houses on lands that were bought below market prices. The APNU/AFC Government is intended to not practice what PPP/C had mastered. I support the payment of a comfortable salary for our Ministers which I know will mitigate the temptation of engaging in malpractices which was a genetic feature of the previous government.
However may I say without any fear of contradiction that should a Minister be found guilty of entertaining corrupt practices the President must fire that Minister instantaneously for there is and would never be any plausible or laudable reason to entertain such behaviour in this government that stands for real transparency in a true democracy.
Notwithstanding the number of criticisms over what Minister Harmon said about the salary increase, I have not heard the commendations for his noble and philanthropic gesture of donating his salary increase to communities towards their infrastructural upliftment.
Jack must be given his jacket. Commentators found it necessary to condemn his “no apologies”  statement but cannot find the same amount of time to praise his actions of donating the increase to communities. Those commentators that are guilty of such should be ashamed of themselves for they preferred to be silent rather than congratulatory. Minister Harmon has done exceptionally well and it is my only hope that other Ministers will follow suit. In fact should all Ministers do the same as Harmon then we as voters will be more than convinced that indeed a good leader is a great servant.
Minister Harmon has shown the public that he is human and has the people at heart and for this I salute him. May the Almighty Father continue to guide and protect him so that he can continue to be a servant of the people who was put there by the people for the people.
Editor, permit me to now divert and ask Mr. Rohee and the other billionaires such as Priya, Irfan, Jagdeo, Juan, Anil, Bibi, Gail, Odinga, et al, which community would you donate your increases to? If they have not thought about it then may I suggest that you make a generous donation to the islands  of Wakenaam and Leguan for they are in need of street lights.
Remember it was you the PPP/C that promised them that in 2011. You can still fulfill that promise even though you are in opposition by doing exactly what Minister Harmon has done. I honestly do hope the PPP/C assist those poor Indian Islanders for they have supported the PPP/C continuously  even though they were ill treated by the PPP/C. That is not to say that this government will neglect my people for I have said time and again that I know this is a Government for all Guyana.
Ganesh Mahipaul

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