The truth about the AFC from the horse’s mouth

Aug 16, 2018 Letters

Dear Editor,

The Alliance for Change is now faced with a hasty exodus of the remaining few of its honest, committed and hardworking members as the Local Government Election (LGE) approaches.
Two days ago Mr. Gladwin Abdulla followed in his brother’s footstep and resigned from the AFC and joined the PPP/C to campaign for the upcoming LGE. This move took me by surprise since Mr. Gladwin was totally determined that the Coalition was the best solution to have ever happened to Guyana since ‘change’ will pervade the land and the ‘good life’ will enter the homes of the impoverished and corruption will be a distant memory. So I called him and seek an explanation for this drastic metamorphosis.
What I heard was the most pitiful tale from a neophyte politician caught in a corrupt web of deceit woven by his seasoned counterpart who thought they saw a gullible fly. I immediately recalled the poem, ‘The Spider and the Fly’ written by Mary Howitt (1799-1888). The Spider had said, “Will you walk into my parlor?” said the spider to the fly; “Tis the prettiest little parlor that ever you did spy”. Fortunately, Mr. Gladwin did not suffer the same fate as did the fly, the flattery did not last long and he soon saw through the façade of pretensions and hypocrisy peddled by the AFC ministers and Party officials.
He told me that various ministers who visited Region 6 would often compliment him for the great work he was doing both for the Party and the residents in Region 6. His zest and zeal for community development was recognized by everyone and he claimed that he would even utilize his personal funds to do community works. However, he explained that corruption was spiraling out of control and the AFC Ministers who regularly visited Region 6 did not even bat an eyelid even though the media is replete with allegations of corruption.
He further explained that the proverbial straw which finally broke the camel’s back was the $120 million road slashing contract which was awarded to mostly AFC members and officials.
Mr Abdulla’s brother who was an AFC’s NEC member resigned soon after the Coalition won the 2015 General Elections since he was also shocked by the high level of corruption which began in earnest as soon as the APNU/AFC Government took office. Both of these gentlemen are now campaigning on behalf of the PPP/C in the upcoming LGE.
Yours sincerely,
Haseef Yusuf
RDC Councilor Region 6

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