Carl Greenidge,  Minister of Finance in the former PNC regime, and now

finance spokesperson in  A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), has an unenvied place in the annals of Guyana’s political history  as being   the parliamentarian that  spearheaded the parliamentary opposition’s motions that instituted   the reckless budgetary cuts of April, 2012.
It was an action that  for a while threatened the socio-economic advancement of the nation, as many key development projects  became uncertain,  and  hundreds of mostly young public sector employees were almost on the breadline, due to unpaid salaries.
Who will forget Greenidge’s bombast when asked about the  murderous cuts? His reply of not having  any  apologies to make, reflected a cold, dark mind; one that showed no concern for his fellow Guyanese, nor supported his hypocritical  and spurious claim to being a patriot.
Of course, such opposition action, wholly spiteful, vindictive  and without merit, was challenged by the PPP/C administration through the learned attorney-general. And as widely expected, the court ruled that the act was unconstitutional, thus  paving  the way for the accessing of finances by the affected agencies.
Now, the nation is once again about to witness another contradiction of opposition politics –  that of disrespect for the court’s decision, and by extension the rule of law; for this APNU finance spokesperson is  about to table legislation that seeks to  penalise Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh’s alleged ‘breaches of the law’. The accusation here is that the minister authorised the release of funds without appropriations.
This is without any merit and without any foundation, since the minister is now fully authorised by the court’s ruling to release finances to the affected agencies. In fact, it is even  allowed   the minister to  access the Consolidated Fund for a period of four months without any budgetary allocations.
Surely, this is the kind of  mindless politics that is unheard of in any state that is poised for continuation of the progressive take-off, as Guyana. It is also unworthy of any responsible opposition, as APNU  falsely portrays itself,   that holds a pivotal place at a most unique time in the nation’s history.
It is unfortunate that this is an opposition that is bent on frustrating the work of the executive, and by extension the well- being of the   nation’s people. One would have thought that a self-realisation of the inherent  dangers that this grouping had caused to visit this beloved land, would have been sufficient cause  for a renewed sense of loyalty dedicated to the needs of the nation, first and foremost.
There can be no merit nor truth in such an intended piece of legislation, except to further  advance  the absolute anti-national conduct of the opposition that has brought the nation’s Parliament to its lowest level.