This call was an important step taken by the residents of Orealla

Jan 09, 2018 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
On March 30th 2017, an article appeared in the Kaieteur News,” Orealla residents call for audit of village books.”
This call was an important step taken by the residents of Orealla village, when they claimed that village funds and other resources were being misused by the village council.
The former PPP administration rarely took any disciplinary action against corrupt village officials, in their 23 years of rule, but paid incentives to those who were in charge in some form or the other, as long as their votes were kept intact for the PPP at elections time – thus reinforcing the scope for more corrupt practices by newly-elected village councils.
It would be an excellent move for our fourth Vice President and Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Hon. Sydney Allicock, to ensure that his Ministry’s commitment towards “good governance” are upkept to a standard under his watch, with the APNU/AFC government; to ensure all 515 hinterland villages and communities in our country have begun the process of putting their books in order for preparation in the upcoming (March 2018) village council elections of our hinterland regions, so as to facilitate a smooth handing over of all village assets, as the election results may determine.
Should any of the Toshaos fail to adhere to such instructions, full disciplinary measures must follow, or the police should be called in for any misappropriation of funds.
The opposition PPP will continue to call these corrective measures taken by this present administration witch-hunting, and cause some political chaos among us here in the hinterland regions; while accountability must be looked at very seriously, at all levels, including our village councils.
Misuse of funds is a known factor that contributes to our poverty level. The government of the day must get serious and put an end to this.
It would also be a wise idea for us to vote for a good Toshao, who has multiple lenses and can lead us in this advanced age of technology in the 21st century.
Mark Anthony Rodrigues

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