Silence over broken oil promise and mis-appointments

Aug 19, 2020 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

The PPP during the election campaign said the oil contract would be renegotiated. Now it says there would be no renegotiation. Was a deal made for the transfer of political power that led to the statement from President Ali and Vice President Jagdeo that the contract would not be renegotiated? Typical politicians! Now we read of a review of Payara. What does the review entail?
Several individuals stood out for their consistency in calling out the APNU+AFC coalition over poor governance, featherbedding, allegations of corruption on the oil contract, electoral fraud, among other faux pas. These writers were the voice of the nation? I applaud them. Would they speak out now on what passes for Ministerial appointments and the others in political positions like Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Robert Persaud, Marissa Nadir Sharma all of whom were tied to controversies in the previous PPP regime? Robert Persaud has been brought back? Really? So Jagdeo learned nothing from is 23 years in office and five years in opposition. Does he really think people, his supporters in particular, would accept good ole Robert? Why don’t he read social media and go around soliciting the public’s views on his nephew-in-law.
Editor, Nigel Hinds and Chris Ram took on Exxon and the coalition over the oil contract. They are mum. Have their silence been bought?
And how about Freddie Kissoon and Dr. Vishnu Bisram – both of whom were in the forefront of that epic struggle against the electoral fraud? They exposed so many errors of the coalition and the previous PPP government. The two are the conscience of the nation writing daily against wrongdoing of the APNU-led coalition. Why aren’t they speaking out now? Are they comfortable with the recent appointments and the Ministers? And why aren’t they selected for appointments? They are more qualified than all the others combined.
Freddie’s interest has been at UG. Why can’t the former lecturer be appointed at the UG Governing Council to help transform the university? Give him an opportunity to prove his mettle.
Dr. Bisram says he is a political scientist and specialist in international relations. Why can’t he be appointed to help transform the Foreign Affairs Ministry or as Ambassador in Washington or at the UN?
And how about roles for Chris Ram, Nigel Hinds, Sase Singh, Sase Gunraj, Sanjeev Datadin, Dharamkumar Seeraj and leadership of the small parties as well as some of those from APNU (Dominic Gaskin) who spoke against the fraud?
The government is squandering goodwill over the mis-appointments, missteps, and exclusion of people of perceived competence, credibility, and integrity and including those who stood with it in dark times. Guyanese will not forget its refusal to review the biased Exxon contract.

Yours truly,
Nigel Philadelphia

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