Among the better known descriptions of politicians is that they are hypocritical, meaning that they  do not practise the   high virtues  and morals which they profess, as gospel.   To be fair to them, they are only human and are just as guilty as nearly all humans are of   human frailty. And yet again, since politicians are always aspiring leaders of the people, and hence nations, then their conduct/behaviour, inclusive of what they say, are always going to be closely monitored by their followers. As to whether politicians do deliberately  profess the high ground? Of course, they do, while concomitantly often  levelling the opposite against their opponents. And many times – they are not of the spoken ideal.
Two of this category in Guyana , unfortunately, are politicians from the little  bully boy  political  party – the Alliance For Change. As is well known, both Khemraj Ramjattan and Nigel Hughes, prominent attorneys, have been  primarily their party’s attack team, criticizing the PPP/C Administration for every conceivable ill conjured up by them. And of course, both profess unimpeachable characters, even wanting the nation at large to accept such self – acclamation. But the nation is neither deceived nor fooled.
But within recent times, there have been accusations against these two citizens cum political leaders, which definitely bring into serious question what they say they represent.
An aged couple has brought the serious allegation against Ramjattan, of disposal of property without their consent, during which transaction he is reported to have sold the holding well below the price agreed to by them. They have since registered a complaint with the Bar Association.
Against  Hughes, the Guyana Revenue Authority is demanding taxes long  overdue in respect of an entity.
Now both  matters against these two public figures are indeed very serious ones; one, in which a  practising  attorney’s  professional integrity is seriously questioned; and the other, a similar professional, is accused of not paying his fair share of taxes.
The nation awaits a proper response from these two well-known government critics.