Dear Editor,

AN illustrious President Dr. Irfaan Ali, hardworking and hardly resting, is certainly not bemused with the current situation in the country, in particular with all the adversities facing Guyanese and an unwilling opposition party not cooperating in the national interest and showing no sign of patriotism. He, nevertheless, remains optimistic, is resilient and maintains a composure of being calm. The presumptuousness of the APNU+AFC party is so audacious that their members, in particular the selected parliamentarians, never fail to amuse the public nor entertain the PPP/C government. Guyanese are accustomed to receiving their ludicrous outbursts, mischievous retorts, outlandish queries, absurd remarks, irrelevant opinions, insignificant contributions, and obnoxious questions. Their last theatrical antics in Parliament, attest to this summation. Their sarcasm, critiques and controversies are always destructive and only complement their motto of being mean, deceitful, dangerous, dishonest and demented. Leader of the Opposition Joe Harmon’s aspersions on the Sputnik vaccine tells a tall tale. The APNU+AFC is the bearer of false news, lies and disruption. Their tongue twisting is the main tool to fabricate a sad and pathetic story in order to draw sympathy. Granger and Harmon’s visit to Berbice was the cause for an upsurge and unrest from their racial insinuations. Thus, blinded by the lust for greed, craving the motive of personal gain and possessing an obsession for being power drunk, they will resort to any low means in order to satisfy their wants. The Auditor General’s reports attest to billions of dollars unaccounted for. Trampling on anything in their way does not deter them from their mission and sacrificing their own does not bother them the least. They will use and abuse anyone and everything within handreach and will certainly plot any devious plan without fear or respect of any authority. This is in their DNA from day one and it follows a trend created by their godfather, LFSB. The Rodney affair brings uneasiness.

The PNC’s legacy of being a destructive element, a racial body, a biased institution and a discriminating organisation, has left a vivid paper trail of social upheaval, violent behaviour, political mayhem and economic chaos. Too many disturbances are recorded after every election and Indians have always suffered the worst. As a result, Guyanese have remained a divided nation, a country with financial difficulties, a nation with production stagnation and the people facing impeded progress. There was a mass exodus of Guyanese migrating to greener pastures by the thousands. Their mantra for wasting resources, excessive spending, exorbitant lavishness and total mismanagement, create pipelines for financial misappropriations, fraud and corruption. Bankruptcy and overdrafts poisoned the economy, along with devaluation of the dollar. Only through rigged elections and the help of exterior agencies have they remained in power from 1964 to 1992. Control of government was maintained by dictatorship, the control of all the disciplined forces and political domination of all government agencies. Law and order was suppressed and rules and regulations were ignored. 2015 to 2020 saw a repeat of the same medicine, but with larger doses and democracy under siege. A no-confidence motion was dragged out in the courts along with the illegal appointment of Patterson as GECOM Chair. The PNC is masquerading as the APNU+AFC and their ultimate motive is to secure political power through the back door by foul means. APNU+AFC refused to accept a legitimate election recount result. They can never win a free and fair election because of their grotesque performance, their biological misdemeanours and distrust from the international community. The world witnessed their barefaced attempts to rig the last general and regional elections. The U.S. government imposed sanctions on the Granger government and booted them out of office.

Luckily, Guyanese now have a new, duly elected government administered by the PPP/C. This has brought about a number of changes and things are beginning to look up with the hope and expectation for betterment. Law and order is slowly taking shape once more as rules and regulations are observed. A reflection on their significance tells that the nation is moving in the right direction, much to the comfort and satisfaction of Guyanese overall. A quick look can recall some of these events: the president and all the government ministers have been on the ground, in the field and water, walking and working foot to foot with the man in the street to test the depth of the water. They have distributed thousands of food hampers, relocated many, provided all available help and instituted all necessary precautions; a motion ousted David Patterson as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. This APNU+AFC’s brazen bullying came to an end; the town clerk was given 24 hours to state what actions were taken against the delinquent workers. The M&CC’s dogmatic action will no longer be tolerated. The government is taking over management of the drainage and irrigation of the city; the President is in control. He has suspended two commissioners from the Police Service Commission to allow an investigation not to be hampered; the President has also ordered all reviews of all maintenance contracts for drainage; crime is being grappled with by the horn.

There is a restructured arrangement with the disciplined forces and the court is also assisting. One murderer was dealt with via penal punishment; the police are stepping up their campaign on coloured lights on vehicles; the President delivered a speech as main speaker on urbanisation. He spoke about Silica City, i.e. the building of a Soesdyke/Linden city; relocation of the fire station from the Stabroek Market area to Durban Street is in the pipeline. This will free up the congestion and streamline operations; the army and government called out the APNU+AFC and put them to shame over fearmongering. Harmon and comrades have been exposed for their lies and have been rebuked publicly; the international community is reassuring Guyana of its support. Japan has donated a US$1M flood-alert system and USAID has allocated US$20K in aid as flood relief; COVID-19 is gradually taking a back seat. Some 300 athletes have been registered in a competitive showdown. Despite the flood, COVID, crime and political interference, Guyana’s antenna is up and beaming and there is a ray of hope as the rainbow promises a light at the end of the tunnel. The committed President Ali remains steadfast to his difficult responsibilities and unmoved by the deliberate distractions.

Yours respectfully,
Jai Lall