Dear Editor,
The $100,000 cash grant being offered by Government is one representation of a caring Government giving back to the people of this country in a tangible way as part of the people’s sovereign wealth.
I say one representation because the Government’s initiatives are multifaceted, taking into focus massive development in many sectors; key areas include infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture, and many other transformational features sweeping the length and breadth of this country.
It is a significant way of showing what proper planning and the execution of those plans are. Kudos to the PPP/C Administration!
This is in marked contrast to what an APNU/AFC Coalition Government did when they were in office. After two months, they raised their salaries by 50%, while introducing 200 new taxes on the people who voted them into power. If that is not what we commonly call “peeing in one’s eyes and calling it rain,” then what is?
The Coalition’s performance in office was a blatant manifestation of how little emphasis was placed on people and how much was placed on themselves; and it is something they would have to live with, and one we would not forget. But I digressed, so let me get back to our main discussion of the cash grant, its verification and disbursement.
From my vantage point, I can see one temporary difficulty: registration of the recipients of the grant. What we see is a mad rush to get registered, and persons from other regions are travelling to those regions where registration is ongoing in order to get themselves registered. This is not an abnormal occurrence because you are talking about cash – something that people need – and everyone wants to know that they are instantly locked in. We cannot blame them for that.
So, what the authorities would see is a moderate, if not drastic, increase in the allocations for the various regions where registration is in progress. The Government’s logistical data of individual regions would see a change in numbers; for example, persons from regions Five and Six getting registered in Region 4; this is sure to happen. I think Government would have learnt from the hiccups encountered with the present cash disbursements and made the necessary adjustments for future disbursements.
Respectfully,
Neil Adams
