Coalition should not suffer themselves but support national development

Dear Editor,

AS I sit here to pen this short letter on the above subject, I am thinking and several questions arise in my mind, such as: what has the opposition APNU (PNC) done in the past five years that took the present PPP government to outclass them in less than two years in office when it comes to national development?  Is it that the previous government had too many pensioners as ministers and top government officials who had outlived their contributions to Guyana’s national development and can hardly think positively, but just for their benefits? Is it that the then government was working along racial lines? Is it that the then government had a leader as a President who lacked the vision for taking Guyana forward? Is it that they were brainless and had no clue as to what “national development” means?  Is it that they lack vision to see positive projects and benefits for Guyana and all Guyanese?  Is it that they were not listening to the people on the ground?  Is it that they had personal agendas to become rich and leave the poor to suffer? Is it that they had lots of in-fighting and cussing as to where to go and what to do for Guyanese?

After all those questions, I came to a conclusion that the only way to answer those questions and in one word is “Yes, Yes, Yes”; mind you, not a Charrandass Persaud Yes, Yes, Yes.

Several other questions arise also but I am not going to mention all but a few that need detailed answers and they are: did the previous APNU (PNC) government care about the poor man’s livelihood and if they did, what did they do to better their standard of living? Did the previous government care about workers and their families’ welfare and if they did, why would they put almost 3,000 sugar workers out of jobs and their families on the breadline? (Remember those very 3,000 workers are the ones that made the AFC win the elections for APNU (PNC) in 2015).  Did the previous government know how to set a developmental agenda that would benefit all Guyanese?

The answers to the above few questions are straightforward and that is, they had no “vision” when it comes to national development and they did not care for the people at all, because they forgot where they came from.  As the saying goes, “Yuh can’t give a donkey mouth organ to blow.”

Moses Nagamootoo has ensured that he brought Guyana and Guyanese down to its knees with the PNC because of his personal selfish aims and agenda.  I want him to doubt that he never had secret meetings with the PNC prior to 2015 elections and also before the 2020 election, so that he would remain as PM candidate.

That is why David Granger could have held out that he won’t name a PM candidate until after he won the elections and that he was working with the Constitution, but that is the same Granger who breached the same Constitution and made Patterson Chairman of GECOM.  There is a saying, “Day fuh dag and night for labba.”

Anyways, let me say that since this PPP government took office, Guyana is on the boom towards national development and moreover, the people benefited tremendously since this administration took office.

I am not saying that the previous government did not do any developmental projects, I would be ashamed of me if I did that.  But at what cost was it done, etc? Tell you what, I also know and heard the then opposition openly mention and thank the then government for certain projects and programmes.

It’s shameful that since this government took office the APNU (PNC) never saw any national developmental projects and programmes that happened in Guyana and where the people benefitted, although Granger publicly collected his COVID-19 cash grant.

It tells me that the opposition APNU (PNC) does not know what national development means and how it is being done. It tells me that their talk show puppets and jagabats are all about negativity and not about the positives happening in Guyana under this government.

All the APNU (PNC) members are doing is spreading race hate amongst our people and we all know that is what they are good at: to divide the people on the basis of race.  The opposition APNU (PNC) is masquerading under the race umbrella to gain attention.  They have nothing positive to say to us, the Guyanese people.

I am calling on the Leader of the Opposition the Hon Joseph Harmon MP to pull in all of his MPs and charge them for lack of mental fitness, because it is time they begin to educate the people about the present positives in national development and programmes happening under this PPP government.

I am calling on members of the opposition to open their eyes and hearts and see the positives that are happening in Guyana and come boldly forward and tell the PPP government that you are willing to be part and parcel of this positive national developmental agenda and programmes, whereby all Guyanese are benefitting.

On a serious note, the APNU (PNC) at present as an opposition makes no sense, because nothing educational is being said by any of them.

Put politics aside and put Guyana first and I am sure that all in the opposition are now enjoying the good life under this government they had promised the people.  Don’t only enjoy the good life, but join in helping to ensure that more of that good life continues by offering a helping hand (I am sure the government would offer a stipend to you guys).

Join the leaders in the PPP government in taking Guyana positively forward; support Guyana’s national development.

Yours sincerely,
Abel Seetaram

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