Do the decent thing and resign forthwith

Jan 01, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

The dawn of a new year always brings with it a renewed sense of home and optimism.
The no-conference motion which was passed in Parliament by a majority vote was a development that caught most Guyanese by surprise, but it also put to test our political maturity and our commitment to the norms of democracy and adherence to the rule of law.
The APNU-AFC government has an obligation to do the right thing and hold fresh elections within the constitutionally due date. The majority of legal minds including the Guyana Bar Association are unanimous in their opinion that the motion was legitimately and legally carried, and on that basis, paved the way for new elections.
The international community, in particular the United States, has a vital role to play in the preservation and consolidation of democracy in Guyana, as it did in the early 1990s when the PNC under Desmond Hoyte, despite initial resistance, was forced to agree on a number of electoral reforms which paved the way for free and fair elections in Guyana on October 5, 1992.
Guyana is once again at a political crossroad. Despite what is widely perceived as a clear-cut and unambiguous statement on the part of our legislators for new elections, the government appears unwilling to accept the outcome and is employing all manner of delaying tactics to thwart the will of the Guyanese people as expressed through their elected representatives.
I take this opportunity to call on the APNU-AFC administration to do the decent thing and resign forthwith. A date for new elections, in keeping with the requirements of our Constitution, must be announced by President Granger without any further delay.
The Constitution is the supreme law of the land and should not be trampled upon by way of political subterfuge, as appears to be the case on the part of the government.
I hope that good sense will prevail. The entire world is watching. We have made significant democratic gains over the past few decades and we have as a nation an obligation not to do anything untoward that could tarnish our reputation.
I wish to take this opportunity to wish all Guyanese a productive and prosperous New Year.

Hydar Ally

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