– says head of Office of Migration

HEAD of the Office of Migration, Aubrey Norton, has said the resources of the country must be for all the people of Guyana while reminding that this was emphasised by President David Granger when he assumed office in 2015.

Norton, who was a guest on the NCN’s Vybz FM Radio Programme, said too that there should not be a repeat of instances where communities perceived bias against them. He posited that all must be cognisant that economically, some are more disadvantaged than others.

“I believe that whatever resources we have should be allocated in such a way that the poor and vulnerable can be developed into a middle class and progress… There must equality but with equity,” he stressed.

He added that while equality of opportunity is good, the need for equity must be clearly defined and embraced, citing as an example, two persons attending a football match.
“The fence is eight feet; you are six feet and I give you a two-foot ladder. You will see over the fence. However, if I am four feet, I cannot see! The ladder must have the correct height so that I can see,” he said, according to the Department of Public Information (DPI)
He added that once resources are consistently distributed equitably, persons will recognise that the entire society is being served, “and not a few”.

He warned, however, that there are those who “don’t want this status quo to change, so they fight against the development of any system that is premised on equality and equity”.
Echoing President Granger’s education push, Norton stated that an educated society will not only boost development but will enable citizens to understand the need for all to benefit from an equitable distribution of wealth. He opined that educated citizens will be more rational and “understand the long-term rather than living in the short term”.