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Is Harbhajan targeted by his own people for being outspoken?
Dear Editor,
The Alliance for Change (AFC) was never serious about tackling corruption and I have written exhaustively on this issue.
I have concluded since 2011 that the AFC, on a pro rata basis is the most corrupted political party this country has ever seen and gradually this has come to pass.
In 2014 I was deemed by a senior official of the party to be a ‘rogue Councilor’ because of my stance against corruption and today another AFC Councilor is being labeled as pro-PPP and a ‘rogue’ by the real rogues.
He called me a ‘rogue councilor’ simply because I moved a motion at the RDC calling for the then Opposition to support the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering of Financing of Terrorism Bill.
Now, Mr. Gobin Harbhajan, another AFC’ regional councilor who is vociferous in exposing alleged corrupt activities on the social media and at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) level, is being attacked by the corruptors within the AFC who are bent on shutting him down.
The working of the nefarious Three Musketeers was highlighted on social media.
It must be recalled that Mr. Harbhajan at an RDC Statutory meeting had made a statement to the effect that:”I don’t care which political party this contractor supports, I want this matter to be raised at the highest level; and if found guilty, he should receive the full penalty of the law; because we have been talking about corruption, now we actually have the proof”.
This was in relation to the fraudulent Letter of Credit obtained by a top ranking AFC official in Region 6.
Again in relation to the slashing of the Corentyne road shoulders contract valued at $120M which was ‘awarded’ to seven party members and officials, he had said that: “The road shoulder contract issue has been raised at our RDC statutory meeting, if this contract is not properly tendered for as was mentioned at the RDC, then I’m calling on the Ministry of Public Infrastructure to recall all contracts regarding the slashing of the road shoulders, because other contractors and persons are complaining that only one set of persons receive the contracts”.
This statement is now creating a gigantic pandemonium in the AFC’s camp and yet again a councilor is to be the ‘sacrificial lamb.
Moreover, it has now become the norm that at each RDC statutory meeting, some alleged corrupt act of the AFC is on the spotlight.
Until now the alleged corruption of the CORE workers in Region 6 is still not investigated and resolved. It was alleged that a senior official of the CORE is using the workers for his personal benefits while the RDC is still not informed about the CORE workers job description, their number, and who they report to.
In addition, alleged corruption with regards to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure’s vehicles, machinery and materials being used to develop a park which is being built by a regional councilor of the AFC has also been the subject of much discussion.
It would seem that the Ministry of Public Infrastructure is topping the national corruption list. Photographs were taken with the MoPI vehicles parked at the site of the park under construction.
There is also a corruption racket whereby it is alleged that a certain party executives and a Vice Chairman of an NDC are working in cahoots with a Human Resources Manager of the Guyana Sugar Corporation to ‘sell’ jobs for various sums of bribes.
It seems that at every area where a corrupt dollar can be extracted, this AFC is actively involved.
However, this furore becomes understandable when I analyze the reason behind the award of $120M contract.
I was reliably informed by an AFC member that the $120M is not only for the contractors but to provide funds for the upcoming Local Government Election.
The Three Musketeers have now morphed into the Magnificent Seven. It is time for the corrupt AFC to be buried deep.
Yours sincerely,
Haseef Yusuf
RDC Councilor-Region 6
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