WHEN the President of Guyana prorogued Parliament, it was the Opposition’s mistaken belief that the Government was not in any way serious about the announcement of an election soon thereafter. They were so full of it thinking that after a few months the President would have had a change of heart and reconvene this noble house.
Their strategy was to lobby foreign sympathisers as well as local claptraps to pressure the Government to recall Parliament so that they can continue the masquerade show. The foolishness pervaded the tenth Parliament was tremendous, as the combined Opposition voting down every conceivable bill.
Everything that represented progress and prosperity for the people of this country was voted down. With an out of control Opposition this country was going nowhere. Hence, in that confusion the President made the best move so far, that is, set a date for election.
Now, the Opposition was caught flatfooted at this and have been backpedaling ever-since. The lyrics for their newest tune is, “the election date must be changed…it would affect students writing The CXC.”
What a joke! Since when are PNC/APNU and its cohorts so concerned about the youths and students of this country? That party has a dismal record when dealing with youth affairs and student matters. APNU has an unenviable history of being in association with criminal youth activity making excuses for their heinous crimes. They use and abuse those who are criminally bent. So to come out making that statement exposes them in a bold faced lie; they are in the least interested in the development of the youth.
And speaking of student affairs, who were the people who voted down student loans at the University of Guyana? Everyone knows that this action was spearheaded by PNC/APNU. Thousands of students were affected by that horrible decision. It took a herculean task by a caring and considerate Government to restore those loans and as a result bring back decency and order at our tertiary institution. Don’t they think that the youth of this nation see these things? Most certainly they do, and come Election Day they would make that educated decision as to who they want to govern their country.
In closing, let me issue a kind advice to the Opposition: ‘Stop being so comical.’
NEIL ADAMS
