IF there is any CARICOM state in which constituents who support their political Opposition are sorely disappointed, then it is Guyana. And if there is any country, in which constituents would have regretted their vote for the political Opposition, again, it has to be Guyana.OBSERVER is of the firm view that what would have been experienced with the political Opposition parties of the A Partnership for National Unity(APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) parties, is a national tragedy of epic proportions, taking into consideration what both these parties respective leaders would have promised their many followers during the hustings of the last election campaign.

As a reminder – constituents support political parties and leaders on what the latter promise they will do for their wellbeing. In so doing, they expect hard work in securing those promises. It is a fair and legitimate expectation.
Instead of rising to the national clarion, especially against the background of a differently configured parliament – the two Opposition parties have been fulfilling an agenda that is so different to what their constituents would have been promised and expected.
How does one explain the constant, obstructionist legislative behaviour of both parties, refusing to support Bills that are so critical to their country’s socio-economic wellbeing and development?
This is a vexed issue, and OBSERVER discerns no credible reason except political recklessness on their part. It boggles the mind that an Opposition party would not want to support a hydro project Bill that will bring clean and renewable energy to their country, in this age of climate threat. It is even further mystifying that they will refuse to have a compliant Anti-Money Laundering Bill, fully aware of the serious consequences that will befall Guyana, and its citizens in the process.
These are issues that concern all of us, and not confined to any singular or particular section. Therefore, it is only reasonable that these two parties be labeled as hypocritical for promising their constituents to promote and advance their wellbeing, for their actual agenda has been altogether anti-people.
Guyana is about ‘all of us; everybody’. It is also ‘bigger than all of us’. This means that both Opposition parties have a sacred obligation to the motherland, to work assiduously for its continued advancement, and not to undermine its greatness.
So stop the hypocrisy now!