Dear Editor,
OVER the past week or so, I have been reading a lot about my region that is being fashioned or tailored to suit the readers and gain points for the Opposition. However, as an elected regional representative of the people in my region, I will not sit back and allow person\s that live their lives overseas and come here now for benefits and wanted to “bad mouth” my region, especially by saying things that are far from the truth just to make their partners or associates believe in them.
I will not deal with the issues concerning the former APNU+AFC Regional Councillor Ms Carol Smith Joseph, because I know that doctors are the ones that recommend treatment for a patient under their care or watch. So, I will not comment as to who is right or wrong. But what I can do is to state that no doctor or caregiver, including nurses, is supposed to publicise a patient’s illness and treatment. I feel it’s a betrayal of people’s rights for their health matters to be shared in the public domain by public officials.
I am much surprised at this PPP MP Harry Gill’s comments. Firstly, let me say that Harry Gill has no authority or cannot speak for the people of Region Five, because he is not the parliamentary representative for Region Five, but he was chosen as an MP from the left-over and “scrape up” votes.
In the Monday 24th April, 2017 edition of Kaieteur News, this MP wrote a letter in the letters column under the caption, “PNC Domination Is Alive and Thriving In Region Five.” Mr Gill should say same about the PPP and the awkward operations of the regional chairman, who is always against development in the region.
He should tell the public about the misuse of the resources and mismanagement of the PPP-controlled NDCs in the region. He should tell the public of the dictatorship that is also happening within the NDCs as they take instructions from Bath Freedom house and the person that runs from his region. He should tell the public about the allegation where a machine that is hired to do D&I works within the region was mandated to do personal work for some PPP people in the Bath Settlement area. I think millions were spent over that three-week period on fuel, maintenance and operator costs.
This MP should also tell the people of Guyana and Region Five about the $50,000 housing rebate that the PPP regional chairman denied them by not showing the missive to the relevant authorities. It is the PPP that is denying the people the benefits, not the REO and government.
I want to deal with the matters that the writer claims are happening in Region Five under the REO. The writer seems to be painting a picture as if works are being done in one section or for one respective race in the region. These are total lies and deception from this Top Up MP. Maybe this top up MP over the past weeks has not been visiting Bath Freedom House, because right next door to that place a street is being rehabilitated. Streets are being rehabilitated across the region in the various villages.

Works on schools, health centres and bridges are ongoing in various areas that will benefit all. Not one set of people, as this Top Up MP is claiming. He needs to do his homework as a top up MP and spread the correct message across the PPP.
I will challenge this Top Up MP to walk with me in Region Five and let’s see the works that are being done in the various areas. Come let’s look at works across the board that you cannot see for some reason or maybe you are shortsighted, or don’t want to say the truth.
I also challenge you to tell the people of Rosignol and other areas that fall under that NDC, why is it that the streets are full of potholes, but yet loads of crush and run are being stored within the NDC compound?. Tell the people of Bath, why is it that the chair and vice chair of that NDC is abusing their powers to ensure there is no development?. Tell the people of Guyana and Region Five, how did the PPP acquire the land at Bath for Freedom House?.
This Top UP MP comes to Guyana, spends time enjoying life with lots of benefits and yet lies to the nation. I will ask that this top up MP has his eyes re-examined, so that he can see the works that are being done and not his lies alone.
It’s a shame to know that this man was sent to parliament with the top up votes or left over votes from the PPP and lies to this nation. Well, I cannot expect better from him, because his entre cabal is doing the same and lying to the nation. It leaves one to wonder, does the PPP really have a Parliamentary Representative in Region Five? Because no one hears anything from the mouth of that person about Region Five but this top up MP does the nasty work of highlighting lies.
Take the challenge, top up MP Harry Gill. Mr. Editor, please note that I have not abused Mr Gill, but indeed stated the facts about how he got into Parliament as an MP.
Regards
Abel Seetaram