We have yet to learn our lesson

IF reports and letters in the print and online media, and posts on social sites are to be believed, many supporters of the APNU+AFC coalition are taking great pleasure in revelations of evidence of malfeasance, corruption, poor governance and possibly illegal conduct, perpetrated by the previous regime. I feel differently; as a Guyanese, I feel only sadness and a profound sense of disappointment that we, as a people, had allowed this state of affairs to exist for so long. It is even more saddening that despite the evidence, many persons voted for the corrupt PPP in the last election, and even now, continue to defend and support what was obviously a structure of corruption, greed and probably, criminality.

Editor, apparently, we have yet to learn our lesson, to move away from the blind allegiances of the past and to mature as a nation. Until we are able to collectively do so, we will be condemned to lives characterised by suffering, want, and under-development.

It is my sincere hope that Guyanese wake up, view the recent change of Government as an opportunity for renewal, and seize the opportunity to effect not only national change, but personal reform as well. We must hold our current leaders accountable. We must be critical of their actions, when such is justified. We must re-adjust our thinking, and come to the realisation that they are our servants, not our bosses; they must do our bidding, and represent our interests. The only things that matter are national issues.

We have an opportunity to change our culture of governance, let us not miss it, again.

MARK DA COSTA

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