Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has said that no call in Guyana today is greater than that for national unity.

Writing in his weekly column My Turn, under the caption “Invisible but not Invincible”, Mr. Nagamootoo pointed out that both the coronavirus pandemic and the fragile political situation, when combined, would make an explosive time-bomb.

Our major ethnic groups, he said, are dagger’s tip apart in a situation that requires astute leadership. “COVID is not a terrorist. It has no suicide belt. It would not self destruct. We have to collectively defeat it. COVID-19 may be invisible but it is not invincible if all of us, not only have clean hands, but we join hands!” the veteran journalist-politician appealed.
Returning to his pet theme of shared governance Prime Minister Nagamootoo observed that our leaders might feel that it is wrong to have reproachment now. But the time is now, he added, when they must indicate that they are committed to a government of national unity.
He delved into the country’s contemporary history when he claimed that the major political parties forged unity in the face of threats to Guyana’s sovereignty.

The coronavirus, he said, is the deadliest threat of all times. “It is slowly but surely seeping into the sinews of our soul that we are waging a war against an enemy that is invisible…At the speed with which it is spreading, if it is not contained, COVID-19 could destroy within months a big portion of the world’s population. As Chairman of the National Coronavirus Task Force, Mr. Nagamootoo pointed out that our people are living in dire fear of the virus, and have gone into what he described as “lock-down modes”.

“We go to work if we have to, travel only when necessary, and observe advisories on good hygiene and sanitation.” He further noted that Guyanese across the board understand that Caronavirus is not about party politics or racial sentiments, and it presents national leaders with an opportunity to work together for the common good of our people.