Nagamootoo suffers from amnesia

MOSES Nagamootoo, as a former cabinet minister, should remember the uphill task the government confronted in efforts to improve working conditions in Guyana.

Nagamootoo had spent an acknowledged 50 years of his chronological existence in the service of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), and which organisation rewarded him handsomely when it returned to power in the historic elections of 1992.
For reasons that he would have given for leaving his natural political home, and which were never convincing, he has since ensconced himself in the high citadel of the Alliance For Change (AFC) party, headed by another political buddy of his, one who had also left the PPP/C.
Well, this is a democratic country, which allows persons to make their own political decisions.
But what has been interesting about Moses are the many statements made, since his departure, alleging all manner of charges against his former party. And the question would always be the same: Why did he spend all his years giving service to a party, where the very alleged anti-state activities were being perpetrated? No one who is assumedly upright as he is, ought to remain, be a part of, or aligned, for so long as he had been, to  any organisation that has ‘committed all those sins’ as alleged by him. It is a fair rationale.
Being a part of the PPP/C government for so long, he would have been privy to the many challenges that it would have confronted as it sought to re-build a shattered economy, especially inclusive of bettering the working conditions of the Public Servants. It was no easy task, particularly in the light of a huge public debt. Thus, he should be the last person to criticize comments made by any of his former colleagues with regard to wages and salary hikes.
Of course, government is cognisant of the need to improve working conditions of the Guyanese worker, as it is aware of the many demands that have to be met in terms of daily sustenance. It explains why it has made interventions, such as raising of the income tax threshold, so as to give more disposable income to the average worker. This of course comes with a cost, in terms of reduction of government revenue; yet, it is a sacrifice toward improving living conditions, which even the Unions would have acknowledged.
He must be reminded that the economy can only afford that which is permissible, as reiterated by Public Service Minister, Dr. Jennifer Westford.
What has he and his other Opposition colleagues contributed to the advancement of the nation’s workers, since their combined one-seat majority?