Dear Editor,
A few days ago, I was in a conversation with a staunch supporter of the PNC, who made the dogmatic statement that she “lives in the present, and not in the past.”
Now, a cursory glance at this statement renders it very silly by any stretch of the imagination, but as we go deeper into our discourse, you will see why those words were used, and for what purpose. Certainly, if we have no past, then how can we ever have a present, or a future? I am talking about living as a tree — not having roots, which are the basic structure for its sustenance and development.
So, was this the substance of what my friend wanted us to believe, and the answer comes again in an abrupt no! What she wants us to believe – and this is typical of all PNC followers – is that misdeeds, misappropriation of funds, and crass mismanagement done by the PNC should be overlooked.
They contend that none of the above misdeeds should be questioned by an incoming administration, we should well accept this as it is, and move on. Well, if that is not the most blatant form of bullyism, then what is? Their belligerence knows no bounds!
For starters, how about coming into office with an empty treasury and an overdraft that goes into the millions? Shouldn’t this be cause for concern?
Many are the blatant acts of corruption and nepotism being unearthed in every ministry as the new PPP/C Administration gets down to the business of governance. Millions were doled out to party cronies, some of whom never had a day on the job, far less to get their hands into anything meaningful called work.
It was simply a situation of having money to burn, so let’s live it up! Ghost jobs were created, and positions were made just to provide a sure way to rape the treasury. These and other questionable appointments are turning up in every ministry at quite an alarming rate.
So, to blandly say we should forget the past is a contemptuous attack on our intelligence as Guyanese. We must put our past under the PNC in its right perspective, with the necessary remedial actions, of course, before moving on into the future.
Respectfully,
Neil Adams
