ONE must never assume that his voice or views are representative. This is what comes to mind after reading what Lionel Peters had to say, regarding some important figures in Guyana’s history. Also, Lionel Peters must realise that his opinions on persons are ‘just that.’ They reflect his and not any other’s view. So the suggestion is that he quit arrogating too much importance to himself. He speaks on behalf of Lionel Peters alone.

First, the fact that the Guyanese information networks were and are being overloaded with an ‘avalanche of propaganda, attempting to portray Bharrat Jagdeo as an omnipotent and benevolent leader and Head of State in Guyana, CARICOM and the globe’ is no fault of Jagdeo or his supporters. If there are doubts regarding the impact of Bharrat Jagdeo, the following excerpt is bound to help.
In early 2010, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, invited President Jagdeo to participate in the United Nations High Level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing. 

Later that year, the President was again recognised by the UN, this time being bestowed with the United Nations Environmental Programme’s (UNEP) prestigious Champion of the Earth Award. In justification of its selection, the UN described President Jagdeo as, “…a powerful advocate of the need to conserve and more intelligently manage the planet’s natural and nature-based assets. He has recognized more than most the multiple Green Economy benefits of forests in terms of combating climate, but also in terms of development, employment, improved water supplies and the conservation of biodiversity.”

Lionel Peters can now solicit a meeting with Ban Ki-Moon and question his integrity and intellectuality.

As regards Hugh Desmond Hoyte, Lionel Peters opined (that for all of Hoyte’s faults), the late and erstwhile leader would be regarded as the “one former Guyanese President whom history will view with a measure of kindness and deserving of respect for the policies he pursued upon assumption of power. Yes, there is a downside to his legacy given the depths from which he had to rescue the nation, but on the scale of justice, he hangs on the right side in the hearts of thankful Guyanese, especially now that they can compare his rule and times with what prevails at present.”
Such a glossing of Desmond Hoyte is easy to debunk. One notices that Lionel Peters sought to offer a few extenuating circumstances for his hero. However, the big question is who really entrenched ‘rigged elections’ in Guyana. Also, what about the days of ‘slow fiah-mo fiah?’ To clear the air a little bit more, one can consider the fact that Hoyte, even after forcefully agreeing to ‘fair and free’ elections, wanted desperately not to have  counting of the ballots at the place of poll. So much for integrity and nobility!
In closing, one can think about the fact that there is a media outlet for just about everyone. Prior to 1992, the anti-PNC voices were few and never characterised by longevity.