Going down memory lane the opposition’s stance on the

Anti-money Laundering Bill is not surprising because the PNC in particular has always put its political interest above the national interest.
In the 1960s the PNC worked in collaboration with foreign forces, overtly and covertly, to destabilise and bring down the PPP government, unleashing mayhem and terror in the process and the situation would have been worse hadn’t the security forces unearthed the infamous X-13 plan, which was aimed at unleashing extreme terror and violence.
Declassified file of secret services of foreign powers have confirmed the destabilisation plot against the PPP government which were already known.
The PNC teamed up with the UF to get into office in 1964, and by 1968 when it did not need their support the UF was ditched in 1968 when the long history of rigged elections and dictatorial rule began.
Ironically, the PNC took credit for restoring peace and stability in the country. But it was obvious that once it achieved political power there was no further need to unleash its “dogs of war” and so it called them off.
So the PNC is all about getting political power by any means. While the situation has changed in form its content remains the same. Foreign forces are still at work but in a more covert and subtle manner and the PNCR have teamed up with the AFC and some other insignificant parties to once again remove the PPP/C government.
The strategy and tactics have now changed but the objective remains the same – political power at all costs, even if it means stalling progress and development of our country. In the 1960s it was the combination of the PNC and UF. Today it is the combination of APNU and AFC.
It is the objective of all political parties to gain political power but APNU and AFC are not prepared to do the hard work to achieve this objective, instead they want to use a shortcut. This is evidenced by the hogging of both the Speaker and Deputy posts, all the cuts to the budget and more recently their stance on the Anti-money laundering Bill. They have unambiguously stated they will not support the Bill and wants to enter into “horse trading” with the government before they give support to it.
In which part of the world opposition political parties which treat national interest with utmost priority adopt such a stance? The answer is of course Guyana.
Thanks to the handiwork of the political opposition it is now almost certain that international sanctions will be imposed on Guyana’s financial architecture, given its failure to have legislative requirements in place before the deadline expired.
Attorney General Anil Nandlall made a pertinent observation when he said, he believes that while government will be exonerated as a result of its efforts, the nation will be persecuted.
President Donald Ramotar, in an unprecedented appeal to members of the National Assembly during this week’s sitting of the House, had asked that they “put Guyana first.”
Ramotar, in the plea, through Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, had asked that the members of the House, particularly at the level of the Special Select Committee, do all that is possible to complete the review of the legislative amendments.
The President also expressed optimism that “as honourable men and women, you will do what is right for our blessed country.”
Mr. President your optimism is admired and welcomed but you should be aware that you are dealing with a bunch of power grabbers whose political interest take precedence of the national interest. So it turned out, as anticipated, that the optimism expressed by the President was torn to shreds.