Threats against state and President treasonous
NAGAMOOTOO’S latent, and other Opposition politicians’ overt threats to remove the PPP/C Government by violent means is distinctly treasonous.For in Nagamootoo’s call for a “no-confidence” motion as preferable to overthrowing the PPP/C Administration by violent means is an indication that the latter strategy has been discussed as an option for the joint Opposition to wrest administrative power in this country by force. Also, given the overt and covert support – in funding and advocacy, that the western and European community has been providing the joint Opposition, with the British High Commissioner joining the PNC protesters on the street massing to once again unleash violence in Georgetown, if the PPP/C did not recall its request for a recount of ballots post elections 2011, and former US Ambassador Brent Hardt openly calling for militant actions against President Donald Ramotar and the PPP/C Administration, along with the contentious pronouncements by GECOM head – the Hoyte nominated Steve Surujbally, as well as the heavily Opposition slanted GECOM administrative and field staff have worrying implications for the Government. Given the PNC propensity for unleashing violence in the nation at the drop of a hat, allying itself with mini parties to swell its numbers, then discarding them when it has achieved its aim of grabbing administrative power and, above all, devising clever ways of rigging elections, even out of office, portends dire consequences for this nation if the PPP does not get its act together to ensure really free and fair elections – either at regional or national levels. Scarier is the thought that the joint Opposition is formulating various strategies, with violence not being ruled out (never has been) because the history of Guyana is steeped in PNC-propelled violence in this country, to grab power; and PPP/C supporters have no faith in the joint security services of Guyana, because they have been proven time and again that, at crunch time, they will overwhelmingly support the PNC – and PNC Shadow Home Affairs Minister Winston Felix, as well as GDF complicity with the criminal elements in Buxton during the armed insurrection in that community are cases in point. Unless and until Government puts into place protective mechanisms to ensure the integrity of any electoral system, as well as effective security for law-abiding citizens, the fears of its supporters will remain; and the 19 uncounted ballot boxes in a PPP/C stronghold during elections 2011 may be multiplied a thousand-fold.
