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A huge gap between what the president says and does

Jun 10, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
In 1908 in a remote and rugged mountain village in the Northern Caucasus, Leo Tolstoy, one of the greatest writers of the ages was the guest of a tribal chief. As the village gather around the fire, the chief asked Tolstoy to speak about famous men in history. Tolstoy spoke of Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon and so on. When he was finished, the chief stood up and said “But you have not told us about the greatest general and ruler in the world – Lincoln. This story is to explain that a man’s good deeds always outlive his bad deeds.
When President Granger presented himself as a candidate to the people, his message was one of national unity and social cohesion. He even set up a Department of Social Cohesion. But there is a huge gap between what he said in the past and says now compared to his actions. The actions of this Granger government reflect a commitment to nepotism and to expose this reality, one only has to visit all the state appointments to find adequate evidence that Mr. Granger is a man of empty words and nothing else.
These kinds of actions guarantee him a spot in history 10 years from now. He shall be no more than a footnote in the history books. Guyana will always remember Burnham, Hoyte, the Jagans, and Jagdeo. Irrespective of their good and bad attributes, I am now convinced they were committed to a principle of wanting better for the Guyanese people. I cannot say the same for Granger, I get a sense he is only interested in progressing the career of the ARMY boys. This is why a top professional like Anand Goolsarran cannot find a job in this administration even though he applied for several jobs. Where is the charity of President Granger towards all the people of Guyana?
Ryan Basdeo
Student

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