Dear editor,

OPRAH Winfrey reminded us that, “The truth shall always be our shield against corruption.” It is said that only the truth can set you free, or, someone else free (sometimes, at the expense of one’s own demise). It is not easy for the truth to flow from one’s mouth like the rapid waterfall. One’s conscience should permit words, opinions, statements, answers, feelings, thoughts and ideas to permeate a reflection of veracity that are associated with authenticity, accuracy and legitimacy. Guyana has established a trend, dominated and established with a paper trail compromising truth and honesty, especially in the political arena. The public is fed-up with the disgusting perpetrators of lies, deceits and fabrication filtered from politicians, agitating to influence supporters with their pretentious leadership. Guyana has seen how the APNU+AFC’s attempt to con the public and the courts with the result from the No-Confidence Motion was flawed. Granger’s decision to bully the public and the courts with his appointment of James Patterson as Chairman for GECOM was futile. His prolonged exercise to finally settle on Claudette Singh’s choice was exasperatingly laborious. APNU+AFC‘s domineering attitude with the house-to-house campaign was presumptuous. The entire election process was riddled with aggressive and illegal deliberations to defraud the system, by callously rigging to win and frustrating and deceiving the observers and the entire electorate. Many APNU+AFC members are being charged with election fraud as a result of their misdeeds and actions orchestrated from the party’s leadership. Will their (leaders) be charged for collusion also? Following the ultimate swearing in of President Ali as the legitimate president, the streets were filled with demonstrators on numerous occasions for different purposes, at all times organised by destabilisers who were tongue twisters  circumventing the truth and fooling the public. They coerced the public to violence with their racial insinuations and this led to catastrophic damage and losses, including the deaths of civilians. The stifling of the conscience further led to wanting to deny the Indigenous people of their long over-due benefits. APNU+AFC members not voting in favour of the bills passed  to finance the various projects for the over-looked people in the interior, confirms that they (APNU+AFC ) are heartless, irresponsible and do not mean well for the welfare of the people. Deviation from morality accounted for corruptions too numerous to mention. As a consequence, how can the APNU+AFC ever question and query the current government when they themselves are guilty of illegitimate transactions which they chose to hide from Guyanese?
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The APNU+AFC has indulged in enough mud-slinging exercise and the foundations of the PNC/R and AFC is slowly but surely eroding with internal corrosion. Party members are constantly acknowledging the truth and the need to cross the thin line that had once exemplified “loyalty” now materialises with resignations and recitations. There no longer exists any “royalty,” but, certainly profanity with any continuity. As foreseen, it is obvious that Guyanese no longer can remain consumed in a deceitful environment. As such, there is an urgent request to come out of that shell and break out with no more despair and distress. The PPP/C party has provided that avenue to all those who were once oppressed and depressed, by demonstrating with not an imaginative vision but with facts, figures and formulas that are taking a formation to unfold their promised manifesto. The unfulfilled promises of the APNU+AFC from time immemorial will remain a legendary disaster and a figment of the imagination. Kofi Annan once said that, “We don’t need any more promises. We need to start keeping the promises that we made,” for, “If corruption is a disease, transparency is a central part of its treatment.” President Irfaan Ali swore to uphold truth and honesty and has certainly distanced himself and First Lady Arya Ali from any corruptive schemes. Let’s see what time will tell with the PPP/C government and what Guyana’s destiny has in store for Guyanese.

Respectfully,
Jai Lall