Robert Corbin was re-elected leader of the permanent opposition party, the PNC. What a tragedy for its members and supporters! Shame on both Corbin, and those blind adherents who fraudulently usurped the leadership, through rigging and massive fraud, observed by the delegates and members. Corbin and his lackeys are not the PNC, and should remember that the supporters who were denied admittance to the Congress are the main players, come 2011.

Those members who allowed their emotions to take precedence over reality are shameless and selfish. If Robert Corbin has an iota of decency, he would not have reneged on the promise he made at the last congress. Losing the last elections by such a wide margin, coupled with the loss of Linden, his hometown and the party’s stronghold, Corbin, should have disappeared into oblivion. Instead he barefacedly and he shamelessly took the party on a path of total destruction.

Hopeless and frustrated they remain under Corbin’s watch. It is the worst leadership the PNC has experienced since its birth. The lucrative package for the Opposition leader is forthcoming and he wants to be the first recipient of such a package.

Mr. Winston Murray and his team have to let history repeats itself. The PNC is the creature of a split and if that’s the way to go then so be it. Mr. Editor, you may have observed that I fail to include the Reform in Corbin’s PNC. This component was deliberately excluded because it doesn’t matter to Corbin and his pensioners who do not possess the ability to attract young and energetic Guyanese to its fold.

Cammie Ramsaroop of the old guard is new Chairman of the party. What can he bring to his party, except total and complete destruction.

Guyanese should not be influenced by Mr. Corbin’s speech. Of course Guyanese at home and abroad are interested in his stepping down as leader. Mr. Murray possesses character and charisma. Corbin is wide awake in a dream when he said Guyanese expect a revival of the PNC. Yes, but not with his ineffective and inefficient leadership.

The transition of leadership should have taken place after his poor showing at the last election. Who must trust a man whose word is not his bond? I do not know of any success that he spoke about. Failures are the hallmark of Corbin’s leadership.

Mr. Corbin seems to have an affinity for money as he made mention of Van West hard earned cash. If Richard did not learn anything from his father-in-law, he surely must have learnt to protect and secure it and not to invest on expired goods. Kads Khan’s experience should not be his.

The PNC will never be the force it was not under Robert Orlando Herman’s leadership and those expired and mutilated executives he has presented to this nation.

It is time for all Guyanese to arise from their slumber and rally behind selfless and committed leaders with vision of hope and unity for a bright future. It is our children and their children future which is at stake.
UMAR SAIED