Dr. Jagdeo should ensure that the constitution stands tall

Aug 19, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,
The APNU/AFC coalition Government may see the current political crisis as purely internal and must be solved by Guyanese political forces. While we agree that political issues should be solved by Guyanese political and social organizations, the current situation threatens to escalate to a level that will destroy all the democratic gains of our society.
Such an eventuality will no doubt have a negative effect on local, regional and hemispheric security. The International Organizations should not stand by and allow democracy in Guyana to be threatened by people who resort to lawlessness. The overwhelming majority of the people of Guyana want constitutional compliance, peace and stability and, thus, a peaceful solution to the existing political problems. However, issues cannot be properly resolved when the Government is not adhering to the judicial decisions and are not interested in upholding the democratic process. The political actors within the APNU/AFC coalition have lost their psychological mental stability. The Government must stand ready to discuss whatever diplomatic initiative that may be deemed appropriate within a bilateral and/or multilateral context that would seek to uphold the principles of preventive diplomacy, democracy, good governance and the rule of law in Guyana.
The Government refused to comprehend that when a supreme (final) court rules on constitutional issues, that judgement is virtually final, its decisions cannot be altered only by rarely used procedure of constitutional amendment.
The General Secretary of the PPP, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, must be complemented for the manner in which the situation was managed, unlike other Opposition Leaders in the past when persons were afraid to conduct their businesses, fearful of their lives, the destruction of private and public properties, etc., was the order of the times. Dr. Jagdeo should ensure that the constitution stands tall, by standing his ground and don’t fall prey to people like, David Hinds, Lincoln Lewis and others to extend the life of this APNU/AFC coalition Government. The burden should not be on those public officials who stand up for the constitution to explain why they are doing so, but for those who stand against the constitution to explain why they should be allowed to do so.

Regards,
Zamal Hussain

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