IT is always a given that every human is entitled to personal opinions; for it is their God given right to take whatever position on whatever matter. And this is even when they cannot support their arguments without any shred of credible evidence. It is a situation that is very common on the part of persons, who gave their views on political issues as pertaining to their country.For example, Sase Singh has been a regular contributor to the Letters columns of the Kaieteur News; and this is not surprising, Since he, like this (KN) publishing house, has taken up perennial positions of hostility against the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C).
One suspects that Singh is capable of a much better line of rational thinking, but is instead buoyed by personal feelings of grudge against a party and government that has by far exceeded the doomsday predictions and expectations of Singh and, of course, the KN.
Again, one observes this trend in Singh’s missive captioned in KN’s edition of March 9, in which he has descended, as is his creed, in attacking the performance of President Donald Ramotar since becoming President in November 2011.
Any objective thinking Guyanese should be aware as to the monumental problems and frustrations that President Ramotar’s Government faced as it relates to the latter’s sustained attempts to legislate important Bills in the Tenth Parliament.
Singh is certainly aware as to what happened to the critical Amaila Falls Hydro Project (AMHP) Bill and that for the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CTF).
If, as he has desperately sought to convince readers that President Ramotar fell short of his mandate, then I, in all good conscience, will brand Singh as a colossal liar, without any apologies.
President Ramotar, good patriot that he has always been, sought to continue building on the excellent socio-economic development platform, bequeathed him by his predecessor, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo.
There is no good reason, imaginable, why President Ramotar should not have wanted to continue development programmes for the betterment of his fellow Guyanese. Politically, it would mean fulfilling the governance mandate, redounding to his deserved credit
Maybe, Singh can best explain the unreasonable actions of the two political Opposition parties, especially their sustained efforts at stymieing every parliamentary effort to promote the business of the nation. But he will not be able to, since he is just as unconscionable as they are.
JEROME DASS