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Dear Editor,
Last Friday, cricket and tennis occupied the center court of Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George-Wiltshire when she back-slammed in tennis style a former Attorney General’s return spin, and the ball went flying as if executed in a square-cut fashion; and a tired past President, exhausted and exasperated with disgust, could only watch in further humiliation, refusing to retrieve same, shaking his head in exultation, muffling an angry exclamation that would create further cause to perform a cringing kneeling exercise that would hurt physically, mentally and emotionally.
She delivered another death blow ruling which allowed the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre Inc. (CJRC) to retain occupation of the famous and conspicuous Red House in Kingston, and counsel had to chalk up another loss to decorate the scoreboard. The ruling concluded years after the matter filed by the CJRCI against the decision of the past President had revoked a 99-year lease that was granted to the historical property by his predecessor, Donald Ramotar.
Guyanese would recall when they watched in horror and disbelief as a group of staffers from the Office of the President descended on the building and attempted to take possession illegally, physically and forcefully starting a dismantling process and removing the sign. In true bullish, vulgar and brutal APNU/AFC Government style, they wanted the occupants to immediately vacate the property.
How asinine, senseless and outrageous could an acclaimed religious, righteous and pious leader be to conduct, encourage and support such diabolical, preposterous and cruel behaviour? Shame and more shame on the one who couldn’t speak before, except in forked-tongue style, and hid from duty, only to find a voice now and hypocritically lend absurdity to portray a picture of insane confusion.
Is this the type of leader that a sensible and sensitive generation of youthful Guyanese would accept for direction? He needs to be disciplined, corrected and made to undergo a reorientation programme to educate himself on diplomacy and subjectivity. But that is the nature of an organism that is structured on the pillars of indecency, dishonesty, vanity and immorality; its contagion has no recourse in remorse. Justice is never denied, and it finally comes to those who patiently wait for the day of judgement to be delivered by the fair one in credible form.
Hopefully, the monstrosities from the atrocious past will not be a recurring concurrence in the present or future. The necessary and essential house cleaning is in process for the new Government to transition peacefully and respectfully in an uncontaminated environment, free of all the prior political moles deliberately, expensively and cunningly planted by the dangerous predecessor. The demitted caretaker, when occupying the same position in 2015, went on a “witch-hunting exercise” and deliberately eliminated the employment of genuine senior public officials who were in no way political appointees, but simply happened to be of one ethnicity. The call about foul-play is not only hollow, but is basically a political retort meant to create animosity and disrupt the peace, by planting mischief and more lies to corrupt the minds of innocent onlookers.
The PPP/C Government in 2015 quietly vacated, and there was no caucus and confusion, as is currently present by the obstinate and barefaced APNU/AFC party office holders. This is a common protocol that is universally accepted, respected and exercised, except by the vindictive rascals who will not vindicate cordially.
Earlier, on 16th June, 2020, General Secretary of the PPP/C Party, Bharrat Jagdeo, had assured persons employed in the public service that there is no need to worry about job security, as his party would not be engaged in any “witch-hunting” exercise. “A lot of people (A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change) are spreading fears in their minds…about losing their jobs, but ordinary people don’t have to worry about the PPP, whether they voted for APNU/AFC or not, because we take care of all Guyanese,” Jagdeo told supporters gathered outside the party’s headquarters at Robb Street, Georgetown. However, he pointed out that there are “a few persons at the top level” who will have to face the consequences of their actions. He was well supported when the then President-elect said, “We are not in a witch-hunting exercise, let me make that very clear. We are going to act professionally,” Ali had told media operatives outside the Police Headquarters in Eve Leary.
“We are moving forward in this country in building a strong country that is inclusive…a country that is tolerant of different ideas, of different views; and a country in which all Guyanese must be proud.” That was an early warning openly sounded, and declared loudly for all guilty ones to be cognisant, wary, and to start making exit preparation. No one said “boo” or raised a hue and cry in objection, because they all had acknowledged the reality, and expected the inevitability.
There was no hidden surprise or dirty politics involved; a customary, acceptable tradition was being followed. Tradewinds said so, “It’s tradition.” The US marine said, “step aside,” or do you still want more sanctions, as promised by the British High Commissioner Greg Quinn, not forgetting his Canadian counterpart?
Respectfully,
Jai Lall