PLEASE permit me space in your letters column to give my views on the election of Speaker of the National Assembly. The entire population knows that the PPP/C won the last general and regional elections and that party formed a minority government. I do not see anything wrong in forming a minority government. There are (were) many minority governments in the Commonwealth, but the difference is that they are allowed to rule in the interest of their peoples. There is no cussing down in these countries. There are no street demonstrations and the people live by the rule of law.
We have a situation in Guyana where the opposition is back-peddling on agreements made with President Ramotar, with regard to the election of Speaker of the National Assembly. The combined opposition had agreed earlier with the President to hold tripartite discussions and arrive at consensual agreement on matters like that of election of the Speaker.
It was a stab in the back for President Ramotar as the AFC and APNU held secret talks and put up Raphael Trotman and Debra Backer for the post of Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively, which they won with their one-seat majority.
It is clear to me that these people are not interested in genuinely uniting and working in the interest of all the people of this country. I think the President should call fresh elections and settle the matter once and for all.