The combined Opposition is way out of its league
– on issues of Economics in Guyana
(Continued from yesterday’s edition)

OLD Kai made a deliberate omission from yesterday’s column which had the AFC smiling. They started to celebrate when they were graded 7 out of 10 for potential economic performance should they take on the reins of Government; what they will now know is that the number was actually negative (-)7. Now that Guyana has been further blacklisted and the effects will take hold on our economy over the next year or so, don’t expect their performance to improve as they have continued to hold out along with the PNC=APNU against supporting the AML/CFT amendment bill in the National Assembly.

This is exactly what the AFC leader was warning a few years ago when he told citizens that they will become ‘collateral damage’ if the Opposition did not get whatever it wanted.

It is now clear that the AFC is not willing to work in the interest of the Guyanese people, and is putting up all manner of stumbling blocks so as to escape blame and come out as the good guys. However, the continued free-fall of supporters indicates that Guyanese are very much aware of those who are placing their future in jeopardy.

The AFC leadership is now being seen by citizens as very conniving and untrustworthy.

It is now clear that the AFC is not willing to work in the interest of the Guyanese people, and is putting up all manner of stumbling blocks so as to escape blame and come out as the good guys. However, the continued free-fall of supporters indicates that Guyanese are very much aware of those who are placing their future in jeopardy.

But enough of this party. Let us move on to the PNC=APNU. There is a property at the corners of Public Road, Kitty and Vlissengen road which is apparently owned by the PNC. It would be interesting to establish how they acquired such a prime location in the first instance and know exactly how much they had paid the State for the land. A section of the property houses a bust of their late dictator, Forbes Burnham, but my focus is the building. An image of David Granger is tucked away in the upper flat of the structure, which was falling apart prior to the last elections. Party members, especially donors who are concerned about how their monies are utilised and Guyanese in general who want to witness the current day mismanagement of the PNC/APNU leadership should check out this facility.
They should enquire exactly how much money was spent on giving this place a facelift. It appears that there are attempts at a commercial activity in the form of a restaurant and bar at the location but business does not seem to be going well as it has remained dormant for some time.

It is easy to see why and at the same time confirm that the PNC/APNU has not changed from its wily ways of the past when the first thing that greets you on the outside is a sign, “Restaurant and Bar: ALL TYPES OF DISHES.”

Now in all my travel around the world over a few decades, this is the first such facility which I have come across that serves, ‘all types of dishes.’ And yet some are ready to ‘cuss’ Old Kai when he says David Granger and company cannot be trusted.

Does this mean that I can order Chinese, Italian, Spanish, Indian, Mexican, Javanese, Japanese, Mediterranean, Icelandic, Kazak, Amerindian…dishes at this place? We are assured that they serve ALL type of dishes!

This is a prime example of the deceptive nature of the Opposition in Guyana. No doubt, were it functional and we were tempted enough to go inside and order, we would be disappointed. This is the same way the PNC is trying to repackage itself as APNU, so that Guyanese will be lured into their scheme and place them in Government, only for us to be disappointed that we did not get what was promised.

As part of ‘all types of dishes’ we are being fed ‘national unity’ with a sprinkling of ‘jook fuh jook’ seasoning on the side by Chef Granger and company.

If the PNC/APNU cannot manage a simple restaurant and get it off the ground, how can they manage an entire country?

These people gifted themselves so many State properties when they were the dictatorship, now they have apparently mismanaged their finances that they have been forced to sell property after property to raise monies.

When one looks at the kind of bad investments they are continuing to make, such as the ‘all types of dishes’ restaurant, it is easy to see why they will need to sell a lot more properties in the future.

Their net assets is being reduced daily, so how can we trust these people to take charge of an economy which is experiencing record growth under successive PPP/C Governments in the midst of economic recession globally.

Therefore, out of a possible score of plus or minus 10, the PNC = APNU emerges with a negative 11. Yes, that is how dangerous they can be to our economy. Do we want our future development to share the same faith as their ‘all types of dishes’ restaurant?

The answer is obvious.