…or not to clamp
Another day, another twist in the desperate rear-guard action to save the parking meter contract that was foisted on the commuters to Georgetown by a bunch of grifters. You know… those folks who swindle you through hustle, deception or fraud. Originally, fellas who ran those sideshows at circuses that targeted the hicks in the boons, they’ve also been dubbed as fraudsters, con artists, cheaters, confidence men, scammers, hustlers, swindlers, etc. But “grifter” invokes the essential small time hustle of the desperate con man at the end of his line. Think Ifa Cush and Royston King!
We’re now informed by a representative of CENTRAL GOVERNMENT that the clamping of vehicles that haven’t coughed up Smart City’s meter fees has been suspended! So, what about the “respect for the autonomy” of local government that had paralysed Central Government all these months? Shouldn’t the Mayoress made the announcement when she insisted parking meter fees must still be paid?
Is the Mayoress only concerned about revenue flows into Smart City’s coffers? But at a more mundane level – away from the vertiginous level of the vertical separation of powers between central and local governments – if the Mayoress had made both announcements, she’d have realised how ridiculous her plea for payment of parking fees sounded when penalties were already lifted! Will folks – who were already pi55ed that they had to pay a New York rate for a third world parking spot – pay because they’re honour-bound? Sheesh! Where’s the Mayoress’ honour?
The grifters have also signalled they’ll slash the parking fees and the Mayoress has condescended to meet with businesses and the MAPM protestors. But this is all a pappy show, designed to deflect from the real issue, isn’t it? And that issue is the contract signed by the Gang of Four at City Hall and the grifters of Smart City Solutions originally fronted by Ifa Kamau Cush.
Has everyone forgotten the fictitious contract claimed by Royston King with Cush and the precious Town Council on behalf of his company National Parking Solution? What about the fictitious US addresses provided by Cush for NPS? What about him being a director of Smart City, which was formed a year AFTER it “bought out” NPS? What about Cush’s strong arming Phillips and his company Astrolobe, which had a real signed a contract for parking meters Georgetown – signed by Royston King?
All of these facts about these grifters were in the public domain – including this space – over the last year. Why is it that Central Government turned a blind eye towards them – even now?
The answer is in the contract which MUST be revealed! No retreat!! No surrender!!
…on Cush’s mouth?
In the art of the hustle, the practiced con man has to know when to keep his mouth shut so he doesn’t let the prospective “mark” glimpse his real conniving persona. The grifter, on the other hand, remains a small timer, because his ego remains fragile and he can be easily riled. And we arrive at Ifa Cush’s outburst at the comments on social media by some protestors insisting that the details of the meter contract be revealed.
“You’re not progressives. You are freeloaders; you lack the intestinal fortitude to control your own destiny. You all possess the mentality of slaves, indentured servants, incapable of generating wealth and building capacity.” Imagine that!! Mouth open and story jump out! From a man who – ironies of ironies – doesn’t have the “intestinal fortitude” to keep his mouth shut! He had to be disowned by the real owners of Smart Solutions, for whom he’d been “steppin’ and fetchn’” and selling us down the river.
They didn’t even know his name was “Kamau” and not “Kaman”!! Ouch!!!
…legal pretentions
It was going to be a showdown in politics, with the legal guns of the Government and the Opposition facing off at twenty paces.
But all Basil Williams, SC, could do was shoot blanks!
