Dear Editor,
As an elected member of the Coordinating Council (Board of Directors) of International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly-Guyana Country Coordinating Mechanism (IDPADA-GCCM) I do not support the call for IDPADA-G to be scrapped.
Being a resident of Linden, who made over 300 trips to and fro the Linden Highway to attend over 160 meetings, work sessions (many on holidays) and outreaches and endured extensive hours away from home and family of 13 leading up to the formation and subvention of IDPADA-GCCM it is impossible for me to do so.
I put forward to all that there is no perfect organisation anywhere in the world, even the Constitution of Guyana has to be tweaked. IDPADA-GCCM has to be treated and I repeat as a new born babe who has to have its nose bridge pulled up, buttocks anointed up and head to be rested evenly to maintain/obtain the correct shape.
Definitely some things has to be reshaped and plans implemented to reflect an all-inclusiveness “so that no one could be left out” which is necessary to achieve and maintain recognition justice and sustainable development. Unity is strength.
Only persons who have no idea of the long hours of tedious labour into the wee hours of the morn, sacrificing holidays, etc, and a selfish person would call for IDPADA-G to be scrapped. I take no sides.
My only allegiance is to the countless impoverished, under privileged and disenfranchised African Guyanese citizens I encountered in every village across the country. I suggest we all sincerely consider the concerns of all African Guyanese, come together to resolve our differences and work together to achieve recognition justice and sustainable development and make our President and Guyana proud.
After all Guyana, is playing a leading role in the implementation of the UN Declared International Decade for People of African Descent. With love and respect for all my brothers and sisters of the African Guyanese family.
Yours sincerely,
Esther “Tutashindai”
Gittens
