THE road leading to the home of Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has been repaved leading to criticism of preferential treatment for the P.M. The charge is unjustified. The PM should have unimpeded access to his home, especially as he entertains guests at his home with the official residence not accessible.Moses comes from a working class background and has consistently displayed humility towards others. I do not think he is one to seek or demand special treatment or view himself as above others. I can ascertain that the road where Moses home is located was in disrepair prior to 1992.  The condition of the road was beyond description at that time. It was neglected.  It had deep pot holes; much of the road in front of his home and most the stretch was like a trench when it rained.  Driving required careful navigation and even so, cars were damaged. The bridge in front of his home was also in terrible shape. Yet when he became he became a Minister of government back in October 1992, the road received no special treatment for upgrading or repaving.  It remained that way for years. No Minister of government was given special treatment in terms of infrastructure work in their residential communities – not even where Cheddi lived in Bel Air. I remember Moses lamenting that he could not have the road re-paved and he told me he was embarrassed to face immediate neighbors and others from his neighborhood for being unable to get the road or the bridge repaired. He did not have answers to queries on when the road would be fixed or repaved. He was not one to seek or demand special favors, not the Moses I knew, although we have not interacted much in recent years.  That was the nature of the man I knew. Perhaps he has changed from then to now given he is the P.M. I hope it is the same humble Moses who helped countless poor working class people of all racial background.
I do not know if the road was repaved because Moses requested it as the new PM. But the road should be repaved even if he did not request it. And I do not think it was done for selfish reasons or because of self-interest. For God sake, what image to the world would be projected if the road leading to the PM’s residence is in disrepair or laden with potholes. Besides Moses and his family, others also traverse the road and benefit from its repaving. All the roads should be properly re-done.

VISHNU BISRAM