Dear Editor,
CORRUPTION at the Housing Department at Anna Regina in Region Two was, in my humble opinion, the reason for an application made by me for a house lot at Onderneeming Sand Pit to be handed back to me at the office recently when I visited there to ascertain the position with it at the moment.

For why the officer did so is beyond my understanding, considering there will be no record now to show that this was done; and it was totally improper to do so, with an affront to me that was most unacceptable.

Such a move also caused me to feel that there was a well-orchestrated plan wickedly designed for a complete refusal to the processing of my application which, from usual procedure, had to be kept for future reference on the decision made to be documented; but in this case there was none, only to become questionable.

What must be clearly understood -– and for which correspondence was made with the department – is that when the area was being regularized, I did not have an ID card, which was compulsory to make the application; and as such, this could not have been done then.

As soon as one was made available, there was no hesitation to submit the application, on which reference was made that I have been in occupation of the same plot with a residential building thereon for some 31 years now.

Much to my surprise, and with great shock, the officer made me to understand that the plot I was in occupation of for all those years was given to my neighbor, who is a school teacher; and that I must not fight down the woman for the land.

The teacher is married and lives with her husband outside of the Sand Pit area, where several vacant plots are available for her to get one, but it was very much unreasonable and unfair to me for her to be given mine.

It is well known that money can do wonders, but I have since written the Minister of Housing for the decision made in favour of the teacher to be rescinded; and unless this is done, a legal court battle will inevitably ensue when it could well have been avoided.
Respectfully,
MINDRAPAUL MOONIEDAI