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A call for APNU+AFC to prove that it is a caring government
Dear Editor,
The culture of Governance can change. The present government captured the hearts of many Guyanese in 2015. The speeches and promises were like honeymoon bliss. Many supporters, especially East Indians left the PPP, for what they thought was the answer to their woes. However, within a short period of governing this nation, the coalition inflicted a wound on this nation, which was unbelievable – the huge salary increases for the ministers. This was carnival for Mr. Jagdeo. What is very disturbing is the disregard for public and civil servants, including teachers.
We will all agree that all workers born in Guyana are Guyanese just as the members of the present government. Did the thousands of Guyanese workers become Venezuelans; enemies of the state who should be denied a better salary? Teachers were promised a certain percentage during the campaign; maybe they have become terrorists and may only be given what is due when they are deemed friends of the state. This government must be reminded that many teachers laboured publicly and behind the scenes to help them APNU+AFC defeat the PPP.
While in Opposition this government provided evidence that the PPP was the nuclear bomb in Guyana, but how different is this regime? Promises were made to rice farmers yet they keep hearing that the government will not intervene in the private arrangement between the farmers and the millers. Where are the rice mills located? Are they on Mars? Why can’t the laws be amended to ensure serious actions are taken against millers who fail to pay farmers promptly?
If this administration concentrated more on transforming the lives of Guyanese, Jagdeo would have been absent from the PPP congress due to a heart attack, instead he was present, overjoyed to read the numerous sins of this government. I urge the coalition to focus seriously on how they can empower Guyanese, especially the workers such as teachers and those in the armed forces. These workers need a better salary. Which member of the Cabinet can live on the salary these workers get?
The time has come for the culture of governance to change. Please note, there are initiatives which can be launched resulting in the coalition regime getting thirty percent of the votes only. Kindly address urgently the horrible salaries and conditions Guyanese are forced to accept. I doubt that the ‘no apology ‘minister will enjoy watching a new cabinet secretary. Will Mr. Jordan rejoice while looking at a new finance minister present the 2021 budget? Will this government celebrate the PPP returning to power? The generation which was fooled with sweet words for the sake of their votes has died.
This dispensation of Guyanese support is based on performance. Believe it or not your performance, dear APNU+AFC will decide what happens in 2020. I believe this government can provide a better life for Guyanese immediately. We had enough of those who ruled only to serve their indescribable greed. Members of the cabinet create history by being a government of the people; you can do it. If President Granger and his ministers do not focus on the people they will debate in 2020, with disbelief, from the opposition side of the house and will continue beyond twenty eight years. What will they think if this becomes reality?
Henry Noble
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