Dear Editor,
In another show of desperation, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Joseph Harmon, has filed two motions in the National Assembly.
These motions are bound to fail, as they represent a shameless and absurd attempt to seek relevance after the entire nation witnessed the hooliganism and despicable behaviour of the APNU+AFC MPs on December 29th, 2021.
Videos surfaced which showed what occurred within the Arthur Chung Convention Centre. No one can dispute that what was done by the Opposition MPs was far from decent, and could be viewed as a hostile attempt at taking over the National Assembly. This was despite the fact that the Speaker of the House continuously pleaded with them to discontinue their disruptive behaviour.
Recordings also showed that the Sergeant-at-Arms and a number of Opposition Parliamentarians wrestled for possession of the Mace.
The political immaturity demonstrated by the APNU+AFC MPs have since been strongly condemned by many Guyanese and Private Sector organisations in Guyana. One Human Rights Association, The Association for Democracy and Human Rights (Guyana)(ADHR), in their statement last year, said it best: “The people of Guyana should be able to look to their elected representatives to preserve the national ethos as well as the traditional values and virtues that have long distinguished Guyanese society”.
The Parliament should never have descended into such a state of mayhem, which was deliberately planned by the Opposition APNU+AFC in their newest form of political gangsterism. Luckily, their incompetence caused them to fail disastrously, as the National Resource Fund Bill was successfully passed.
It is imperative to this nation and its people that we have an Opposition of substance, which genuinely has the people’s interest at heart and is less disrespectful, disruptive and destructive to the country, its people, and our image. This current bunch clearly does not.
All for your consideration,
Erin Northe
