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Guyana needs a working President, not a ceremonial one
Dear Editor
I’ve seen the recent commentary claiming that “Presidential micromanagement is not a
governance strategy.”
Let’s call it what it really is – a misreading of strong leadership. President Irfaan Ali 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐇𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠. He is doing what too many leaders before him were afraid to do and that is get up early, walk the ground, confront inefficiency, and demand accountability.
This is not ego. This is duty. When a President stands in the trenches with engineers and
contractors, that is not interference, that is ownership. It is the kind of leadership that has
transformed the presidency from a ceremonial seat into a working office. Guyana is on the rise, but we are not yet a fully mature system. We cannot pretend we are.
We need a President who drives performance until every ministry, every agency, and every
official can do it instinctively. That’s not micromanagement, that’s nation-building. Those who call for the President to “step back” should remember this: stepping back now would mean stepping away from progress. President Ali’s hands-on approach has lit a fire across this country, from road projects to housing developments, from regional visits to infrastructure roll-outs. He has shown that leadership is not about speeches and ceremonies. It’s about showing up, supervising, and serving. Let us not divide ourselves over a man’s dedication to work.
Instead, let us unite behind a leader who works for all Guyanese, every region, every class, every community. Because the truth is simple: When the President works, the country moves. When the President cares, the nation grows. And when the President leads from the front, we all rise together. So yes, let others debate governance in theory.
But in the real world, results speak louder than rhetoric and under this President, Guyana is
getting results.
Regards
Dr. Josh Kanhai
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