Dear Editor,
AS I am about to write this letter under the caption “APNU+AFC RDC Councillors Will Remain Strong”, I open the papers (Kaieteur News) and saw a letter under the caption “The President is isolated from reality.” It makes me laugh when I read through the lines. Anyway, I won’t deal with the writer as to what he has mentioned, but I will deal with reality.
Maybe, while it’s hard for some of us to accept reality, it is easy to accept falsehoods and misconceptions that will try to bring energy to those who believe in those two things. For 23 long years under the PPP, Guyanese could not have libelled any of its ministers or Presidents by false names, if they did, then reality would have kicked in, that is victimisation and pressure by the PPP.
Today, I am happy that former ministers, Presidents, heads of agencies along with current MPs can say what they want under the APNU+AFC Government. Democracy became a reality under President David A. Granger’s administration and some are really taking advantage of it, thank the Almighty for bringing change to Guyana.
I fully endorse His Excellency’s remarks concerning the role of the PPP at the local government level. In the letter I was reading, the writer seems to be confused, because if he were to look at the Newscast of TVG on the 2nd August, 2017, under the Caption, “PRESIDENT BLAMES PPP/C FOR REGION 5 STANDOFF”, it is clear that HE President Granger was talking about the local government system in general.
The TVG reporter asked a question while the President was talking and the President continues his speech. At no time did the President stop to address one issue at that moment. The President did not say that there is a Mayor in Region Five, but reading, listening and understanding are three different things. So, I won’t blame that writer and TVG to put it how they want.
I must say that the President lives in reality and that is why I agree with his statement as to who are the ones that are hindering the works in the NDCs, RDCs and municipalities’. It is the PPP people.

In Region Five, I can clearly say that we at the RDC will stand strong against dictatorship and all those who want to hinder the development of the region. We will continue to walk out of meetings unless the Chairman Mr. Vickchand Ramphal apologises to the REO and yours truly. We will continue to walk out as long as the said chairman fails to apologise to the staff of the RDC who were present at the April Statutory Meeting that he branded APNU+AFC supporters. We will continue to walk out as long as the said chairman fails to give his findings on the misuse of the NDIA excavators at Bath. We will continue to walk out as long the said chairman fails to give his findings of the Housing Department Rebate for Residents of Region Five during December 2016. He must apologise to the residents of Region Five for hiding the letter so that the eligible residents could not have benefitted.
So, I must say thank you to HE President Granger for understanding who are the ones that are causing the confusion, the problems and who want to hinder development in the region. Thanks, Mr. President for living in reality and see the problems, as they are unlike some that make the problems and want to be the saint in what they created.
Mr. President, yes you are correct, the PPP does not want development. They are afraid of development in Guyana and the number of works that are happening in the region without the PPP’s input. Positive works are happening in all sectors in Region Five and that is causing the PPP to have constant headaches, because they fail for 23 years and now the residents are seeing the reality.

I must also let the residents know that for 2018 (next year) the chairman and his entire PPP side of the RDC, did not submit any project to be done in 2018 within Region Five. We the councillors were given one month for project submission for works to be done in the various villages. But once again the PPP failed to name or submit one single project. So the PPP is failing the people of Region Five come 2018, as they are presently doing.
But I can assure the people of Region 5, be it Bath Settlement, Cotton Tree, Blairmont, Dundee, Bush Lot and the rest of the region that works will happen. We will see more infrastructural works undertaken by the administration without the input of the PPP as they so desire.
I want to assure the people of the region that the APNU+AFC councillors will remain strong and steadfast in ensuring development takes place in all sectors. We will continue to better the lives of our people in true and strong representation at various levels and sectors. We will continue to stand with you towards betterment, not like some that want to see you fall for their self-gain in politics.

I must commend the REO and team for working towards a better and more developed Region 5. We on the government side of the RDC will fully support the administration as long our people will benefit and there is development taking place. I want to call on the PPP supporters to ask the chairman and PPP side of the RDC, WHY IS IT THAT THEY FAILED TO PROPOSE PROJECTS FOR 2018?. But as I said, and will continue to say, the PPP is a failure.
As the letter writer seems to be on name-calling and mudslinging, I will not go down that road. When some see the present development that is taking place from the past 23 years of the PPP, I know it’s hard for them to take it. Once again, I must commend and thank HE President Granger for seeing through the eyes of reality and publicly accepting who are the ones failing Guyana. Let’s continue the hard work as we strive for a better Guyana and a Good Life For All, under the APNU+AFC Government.
Regards
Abel Seetaram