Dear Editor,

PLEASE allow me to shed some light on the misinformation, lies and deception being once again given to Berbicians by the former Attorney General on his weekly Live TV programme that was aired on Tuesday 7th March 2017 on NTN, Berbice.

It seems to me that the former AG is going off his head all because the corruption that took place under the PPP regime is coming to haunt him and his partners. For a man who claims to be that educated and also a professional in using those words and degrading people, sends a very negative message to the population and youths at large.

It shows us the saying, “When the fox can’t get the grapes, he say its sour”, is indeed what has happened to the former AG and his PPP party. But they are the ones that cause the grapes to go because of corruption when they were in power.

The former AG should be ashamed to call the present AG a fool and degrade him by saying he knows nothing. It is indeed true that the PPP is the one that had set up SOCU as the former AG mentioned. But he falsely claims that they never used that unit.

He mentioned that SOCU is going around in the nights into the houses of people and take away their belongings, gold, etc. Well, I never heard of such but what I know for a fact is that it is the PPP that used that Unit (SOCU) to raid the homes and offices of executives and former executives of the Guyana Cricket Board a few years back.

So Mr. Nandalall needs to think before he talks and stop lying to the people of Berbice. He also said that the current government is making the sugar workers suffer, which is a blatant lie. He is trying to win the workers but sugar workers are not stupid people.

It was the PPP and GAWU that failed the sugar workers. Here are a few questions for him and the PPP: Why is it that after the 1992 General Elections the PPP STOP the May Day March in Region 5 (from Bath Old Well Square to Dhanar Square)? Why is it that after 1992 API was taken away from sugar workers? Why is it that after those elections GAWU stop looking into the welfare of the workers? Why is it that PPP and Bharrat Jagdeo close down two sugar estates (Diamond and LBI)? Why is it that under the watch of the PPP sugar workers NIS contribution cannot be found and most times low?

He went on to talk about the former Prime Minister, Hamilton Green’s pension package that has been passed. Something seems to be wrong with the former AG. He tells the people of Berbice that Mr. Green is in his 90’s and this government wants to give him a pension that none other PM never had. He said that not even PM Nagamootoo will be getting that and most of all that Mr. Nagamootoo does not deserve that Pension.

He went on to say that Mr. Green should ask the ministers to contribute towards his pension and that the former PM is already old and that the sugar workers should get the amount to be paid to him.
Well, those statements get me real upset because everyone that gives their services to this land deserves a pension. How can we compare Mr. Green last salary as PM and then award him the pension, it’s a long time ago? The former AG seems to be out of his mind to say that PM Nagamootoo does not deserve a pension. Can the PPP and the former AG tell the people of Berbice and Guyana at large the amount of monies (includes other benefits) Mr. Sam Hinds is collecting per month as a former PM and President?

It was a programme that seems like a circus in town with a clown. He then said something that struck me further and that is: The PPP will welcome those who left to be back into the fold and he mentioned a doctor’s name. Well, that doctor maybe looking for fame because he jumping from branch to branch for gains and sympathy.

He also said that the doctor and others will need to repent for what they had done to the PPP if they want salvation. Well the only thing that the PPP will get from some, especially hardcore APNU+AFC supporters like me is the truth and that is the PPP cannot deliver itself, so why would anyone think that they (PPP) can rescue us.

SOCU only arrested some of them for an interview and they are all crying. The PPP should be ashamed to see the hundreds of sugar workers who are crying for house lots that are not available and they took lands to create a multi-million dollar Complex. They should be ashamed to buy those lands way below the market value and the poor farmer and worker can’t get any land of the sort.

He asks the Berbicians to be prepared to take to the streets if it comes to that and they should not be afraid to do so. The anger in the man face alone tells me he is ready to war. Guyana is a good country former AG and we are living as one. Why would you want to divide our people and create problems amongst them?

Berbicians are not stupid to take to the streets to defend a group of corrupt officials, who stole the wealth of our nation. I don’t think workers will allow you and the PPP to disrupt their lives and family also. I do believe that GNBA needs to look into these political programmes, especially by the PPP that is driving fear and panic in the lives of people (esp. Indians); also by trying to create political unrest by asking members of the public to take to the streets to protest. GNBA should bring charges against those persons.

Imagine the former AG, who wanted to be Senior Counsel, told the farmers to support the PPP and their protest by taking their tractors and combines and block the road due to the land rent issue with MMA. It’s shameful to see a man who claims to be for the people is trying to derail them in their livelihood.
It’s shocking to hear a former AG saying those words because under their watch in government everything was right for them and wrong for the people. They punished some for political gains and gave to those that they liked.

Regards
Abel Seetaram
APNU+AFC
Regional Councillor
Region 5