Dear Editor
IF one is to be guided by the captioned headline: “Jagdeo distances PPP from Global Witness report and timing of its release,” News Source, of February 06, 2020, then it is to be accepted that he is defending his party and its well-known devious apparatus from possible accusations of its being behind the wholly unsubstantiated and meritless Global Witness report, which seeks to accuse the coalition government of negotiating away positive advantages of the nation’s oil-and-gas contractual deal with Exxon and partners.
Though there has not been any such accusation of collusion with a disrespectful international NGO, that dares to attempt a colonial-style reprimand on how this country should govern its affairs, and given all that has been occurring since December 2019, anything that Jagdeo now seeks to deny is possible. The fact is – the nation has witnessed too much of the PPP/C’s great penchant for contrived evil, not to discount any such possibility from which Jagdeo frantically seeks to deny his party of any related deviousness.
But there is another side to Jagdeo’s denial which is worthwhile pointing out.

One has no doubt that he, among many others, has been disappointed by those very eminent international news outlets, organisations and experts that have not only completely debunked Global Witness attempts at misinformation, but have continued to concomitantly praise the government for its vision in conducting the 2016 contractual negotiations and its conclusions. Had their comments been adverse, Jagdeo would have been among the very first to shout, “I told you so!”

In fact, it would have already been observed, that one of the leading media muckrakers, in one of its headlines, screamed the suggestion that the honourable Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, be investigated for misdemeanours for his part of causing Guyana to lose multi-billion United States dollars.

This helter skelter piece of mindless and rogue reporting, no doubt with the intention of swaying the electorate, was also supported in the same vacuous, but highly laughable suggestion by a wannabee, turned overnight oil-and-gas analyst/expert, who suggested that Trotman be removed from the list of coalition candidates, because of what Global Witness, falsely painted his role as, in the negotiations with the oil giant.

Editor, for the likes of Charles Ramson Jr to demand such action, supports the fact of his being of the same addicted brand of fake news, lies, political deviousness, and deception, in the same mould of his erstwhile party seniors. For one wonders what would be his credible grounds for such action, when Trotman’s every action would have been the subject of cabinet discussions and collective responsibility, with authority and permission to act for and on behalf of the Government of Guyana.

Further, to demand the removal of minister Trotman, on the grounds of such unproven allegations/absence of any corrupt doings, as underlined by the very dangerous mischievous international NGO, reflects a mind that is steep in vile contrivance that does his claim to personal morality no good, much less his claims to bringing a new style of leadership to his party, and country. Of course, such were his pronouncements, premised on his being elected as his party’s presidential candidate, if chosen by the puppet master, and eventually winning the presidency. In real terms, had he been elected and spoken such ignorance, he would have been no different to Irfaan Ali, the now chosen puppet candidate, fraudulent, with his baseless claims/clamour.

Jagdeo’s claim of innocence in reality, is that he and his cohorts must have been sadly disappointed; by another, perceived opportunity for criticisms of the government, which they must have been hoping would exist, to fuel their unquenchable thirst for sensationalist lies, that fit into their devious mosaic of misinformation. Such expectations have once again been shattered.
Regards
Shaw James