HIS jaws dropped! And his leader, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan, bowed his head in embarrassment. It was, indeed, a humiliating day for every parliamentarian, as it emphatically demonstrated the levels to which the opposition have sunk. It nakedly exposed to the world the political hypocrisy of the Alliance For Change (AFC)’s Mr Moses Nagamootoo. It happened just last week during the debate in the National Assembly in relation to the Former President’s Benefits and Allowance Bill, when Nagamottoo regaled the House with his usual political rhetoric.
He stated very clearly in his presentation that he never supported the Former President’s Benefits and Allowance Bill of 2009. “It rattled my soul,” he said.
During the elections campaign of 2011, he emphatically stated, via both the print and electronic media, that he never supported the Bill which conferred these benefits.
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo was specifically targeted. Nagamootoo claimed in parliament last week and during the elections campaign that he was opposed to the Bill because it offends the principles and high ideals to which he subscribes.
Lo and behold! when the Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr. Anil Nandlall, in the course of his presentation, produced to the House the Hansard of the proceedings when the Bill was passed in 2009, which established beyond doubt that Mr. Nagamootoo did vote in support of the 2009 legislation, which conferred the very benefits, not only was the Parliament stunned but Mr. Nagamootoo was shocked to near death.
Significantly, immediately before the Attorney-General read out from the Hansard, Mr. Nagamootoo was continually shouting at the top of his voice, “I did not vote! I did not vote!”
The revelation from the Hansard by the Attorney-General then hit him like a ton of bricks. As one eyewitness observed, “He looked as if he immediately aged by ten years.”  

NICIL
This very same Mr. Nagamootoo has also been extremely critical of the operations of NICIL (National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited) since he left the PPP/C. Not once did he think it necessary to disclose to the nation the important fact that he was one of the lawyers retained by NICIL for several years.
Only a few months ago, while debating a motion in Parliament, moved by APNU’s Carl Greenidge dealing with NICIL, the Attorney-General, in his presentation, made this significant disclosure.  He indicated to the House how unethical it was for Mr. Nagamootoo to be critical of NICIL without disclosing that he was one of the lawyers working for NICIL and had received millions of dollars in legal fees from NICIL.
At the time, Nagamootoo demanded in the Parliament that the evidence be produced to support this contention, that he received millions of dollars in fees.
Recently, President Donald Ramotar disclosed a volume of documents concerning NICIL’s business transactions. Included in those documents were the several consultancies, contracts for legal services and cheques payable to Mr. Nagamootoo for legal services rendered. The documents show that for the period January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008, Mr. Nagamootoo received $6.7M in legal fees from NICIL.
This gentleman goes around the country pretending to be a surrogate of Cheddi Jagan, Ho Chi Minh and Che Guevara. It is hoped that the Guyanese people will now see him for who he really is.