ZAMAL Hussein, that faithful student of the well-known brand of PPP/C deception, effortless lies, misinformation, and laughable but dangerous propaganda, is again in the news. This time via a worthless scrap in KN: 15.5.19, “The coalition Gov’t. has delivered nothing tangible in four years.”

Reading his latest missive which contents defy every logic of empirical evidence and truthful knowledge, supports the undeniable fact that Hussein has indeed been an attentive, and faithful student of the Bharrat Jagdeo school of filthy lies, coupled with the ability to unload them on, of course, their unquestioning constituents. But thanks to a traditionally largely, compliant constituency base that is fed daily on racism by the PPP/C – such disrespect continues. It underlines the tragedy of PPP/C real politics, and the nation’s larger dilemma in confronting the monstrosity of racism.

Editor, it is only a citizen who is completely denuded of personal, national, and moral dignity; whose entire persona is sunk in the hopeless pit of anti-national politics and racism, and continuously drinking from its poisoned dregs for later disgorging on an already troubled society, and whose only daily endeavour is to be part of anti-national measures designed to disrupt the national repair  process in train since May 2015, that is capable of such  bad-minded politics/mental perversion.

*It is only the politically perverted of the mind that would accuse the current administration of not delivering, ‘’nothing tangible in four years.” The evidence is there throughout the coastland, in so many regions, within their communities, there are tangible examples of socio-economic projects such as improved sanitation; residents being able to access drinking water for the very first time; construction of proper roads; installation of electrification for the first time, such as at Highbury; new health centres and the installation of  modern medical technology that makes for improved delivery of health services. The lists of positive impacts, as a result of government’s socio-economic programmes, are voluminous.

* It is only the politically malevolent and the grudging who would accuse the coalition of failure to address “numerous scandals,’’ further stating that “this coalition government is considered to be the most corrupt in the history of Guyana”; and that the coalition reversed the directions of Guyana into a failed state.” What a great work of PPP/C imagination!
Editor, this is the classic Jagdeo reverse psychology of attributing three of the well-known venal hallmarks that represented the construction, existence and functioning of the criminal state under the tutelage of the PPP/C government. These three scandalous, but laughable claims were first made against the government almost two years ago by Hussein’s party leader. Bharrat Jagdeo had been desperately hoping to make it into a national refrain, but he and his party members have been the only audience to a dead-on -arrival political music piece!

Thus, it is not surprising that Jagdeo’s blind sycophant, Hussein, has repeated such a shameless canard. In fact, Hussein should be informed that a U.S. State Department report a few years ago had  described Bharrat Jagdeo as President of a ‘Mafia state.” Hussein must know what the characteristics of such a description are; what it has done to Guyana’s moral fabric; and what it also did to the nation’s institutions by its uninhibited lecherous existence. He must be reminded that scandals in their entire rapacious mode, became a marked fact and example of his former party’s period of governance. Did he ever lift his voice against such national plunder? Absolutely not! And did he ever stop to think what such sums could have done for the advancement of his region? But did he ever care? Not at all!

It is the gradual  dismantling of this vast national, criminal syndicate and network  of criminal pillagers by the incoming 2015 coalition government that began to restore confidence in the nation’s mainstream institutions of the state; a country which international image has been restored; a country which citizens are now respected whenever they arrive at other regional ports of entry; and a land where hope is being given to those who had been marginalised and made to feel mere spectators in their own country; and where young people of all ethnicities are now being given opportunities to prepare themselves for entrepreneurial endeavours, in the emerging oil-and-gas economy.

This political Rip Van Winkle, with his dangerous slew of filthy lies should be totally ignored as he seeks, through misinformation, to re-write his party’s 23 years of abysmal governance. But his unsubstantiated claims must be routed, as liars must be defeated, and their lies, consigned to the deepest abyss of repudiation, where they properly should be:
In March 2019, the CEO of Go- Invest reported a total of $89.4B in “total applications’’ for 2018. Of this, a total of $52.2B originated from 56 executed investments “across all platforms and sectors of the economy.’’ There will be expected job creations for 1644 Guyanese when these contracts become fully operational. This shows the confidence which businesspersons are displaying in Guyana.

It is successes like these that continue to terrify the naysayers like Hussein, which debunks his, “No new investment or job creation…’’
“Massive corruption in every section of government…unemployment of thousands”, one ought not to really dignify this  attempted deceit from such a manifest liar, as Hussein has proven himself to be; except to state, that there must be very frightening disarray in his mind that the coalition, through its efforts to eradicate the national scourge of corruption, has been able to commence the excision of its rapacious hooks from the life of the state, while being vigilant against some of its practitioners who are still within the state system.
So many have had their hopes for continuing self-enrichment brought to an end, while so many have been removed from their illegal milking pots and  some others already charged, have been placed before the courts.

The likes of Hussein need to be reminded that this era of governance is a far removal from the past, where freedoms such as the right to criticise and even make statements that may not coincide with government’s official position, can be made, and are made, without the critics being victimised/or suffering the well-known PPP/C acts of spite and vindictive behaviour of being incarcerated, and sued/or threatened  – trademarks of spite and retaliation from an authoritarian regime.

This is a period which is characterised by respect for the Rule of Law, and due process; media freedoms are upheld, with none of its personnel/houses branded as “vultures” or “carrion crows” as in the Jagdeo era. Perhaps, Hussein is still in self-induced Rip Van Winkle mode, not to observe/realise a country that is continuously changing for the better, where human rights are respected, as declared by even members of the Diaspora.
Much to the deep sadness of the Zamal Husseins, who refuse to accept that change under the governance of the APNU+AFC,  has come, is being felt, is dynamic and has taken on a national momentum, that is irreversible. Guyanese are prepared to hold on to their new found freedoms and rights, and translate the hope which they have been given since May, 2015, into progress for themselves and a better, cohesive Guyana.

Regards

Earl Hamilton