Ramjattan: The utterly selfish politician

THIS vexed issue of the denial of funding for what will be the country’s sole Specialty Hospital is revisted; particularly against the background of the Opposition politician who had spearheaded the motion against its budgetary funding. Since the bidding process had been conducted in quite a transparent manner, and a final award made to Surendra Engineering, an Indian company, then one is bound to question the motives, much less the reasons for the objection by the Alliance For Change (AFC) Opposition party.Of course, it was not until after the contract award that the nation knew that the Leader of the AFC, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, had a business tie to the awardee in the form of being their legal counsel. This explains his vociferous objections, accusing the Government of favouritism, because of the awardee having been prior contracted to do the Enmore packaging plant. What does the latter have to do with an altogether different bid as it related to an altogether different project?
The core concern of Ramjattan in this matter of the Specialty Hospital was that of his purely business interest with Fedders Lloyd which unfortunately lost in the bid. Thus using his parliamentary clout, he wholeheartedly supported a motion that excised funding for the Hospital.
What A Shame! What utter selfishness, all from a politician who would have continuously been proclaiming his care and concern for the welfare of the Guyanese people. How can any patriotic-minded Guyanese so deliberately stymie such a modern development for his countrymen/women? Is this what he understands by becoming a politician, albeit leader of a political party, with a following of some sort?
Does he need to be reminded that such an undertaking is at all times about the people, their hopes, and their aspirations; and of course, country first? No would-be national leader should ever aspire to such summit unless he/she understands these fundamentals.
Ramjattan, by his openly selfish motives, does not, and is therefore unsuitable.