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Mayor Ubraj Narine needs a fresh batch of hard working and energetic senior officers
DEAR EDITOR,
I have no doubt, that the youngest to the oldest citizen and resident of Georgetown must have recognised by now, that Mayor Ubraj Narine has every good intention for our capital, its citizens and visitors.
It is “pellucidly clear” as one of Guyana’s leaders used to say, that he has been working assiduously to improve living conditions in the ‘Garden City’, has opted to remain in town and ‘put his shoulder to the wheel’ rather than traipsing around the world wasting millions and achieving nothing like his predecessors, has refused to accept a number of the perks and trappings that have been attached to the office he holds, and does not have his head stuck in the clouds, whilst failing to listen to the plight of, and empathising with the ordinary citizen as they encounter so many challenges from day to day.
However, the Mayor has a giant mountain to overcome if his dreams, desires and plans for Georgetown are to be realised. And that problem has to do with the senior officers that he has inherited from past regimes, many of whom have been cited by the Commission of Inquiry that was launched by the Local Government Commission for gross misconduct, abuse of office, recklessness, dishonesty, conspiracy, and misappropriation of funds.
Unfortunately, with the exception of one, none of the other senior officers had their services terminated for their poor management of the affairs of the city; for the irregularities that were found, nor has any criminal investigation been launched as recommended nor has any charges been laid against the defaulting officers. In fact, quite ironically a number of these same officers have since been promoted to higher positions or confirmed to function substantively in the positions that they were acting so poorly in. This is just a disaster for Mayor Narine. Nevertheless, as they say here in Guyana, ‘Seven years nah too much fuh wash speck off ah bird neck’.
If I am to give Mayor Narine some advise, it would be that he needs to do like the Greek myth of the Labors of Hercules said, and clean the Augean stables of City Hall. He needs to get a fresh batch of senior officers that would be hard working and energetic as he is, that would be competent, experienced, honest and share his vision of making Georgetown one of the most dynamic, diverse, modern, clean and green cities on the planet.
Sincerely
Mark Roopan
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