PRIME MINISTER MOSES NAGAMOOTOO WRITES:
"The defeated PPP has been stoking discord over the Cummingsburg Accord that created the APNU+AFC Coalition, mainly shedding crocodile tears that Moses Nagamootoo has been denied powers as Prime Minister and First Vice-President of Guyana.
It is flattering to know that the Stalinist Gang is crying for me, and wants me to wield greater powers when, not so long ago, some of those political pranksters had wished my demise: "who ain't dead will be badly wounded", according to the chief Turk, Clement Rohee.
Like all Coalitions in the world, ours will have hiccups, but we have set up a bi-partisan team to iron out any slippages as our expectation is that this Coalition must work for Guyana and, as I have said, I am not bothered by small irritants.
I find working with President David Granger as a unique, novel experience and I am learning from his methods, which pay attention to details and outcomes. When necessary, I share the Chairmanship of Cabinet, and pilot the key tasks to move our parliamentary agenda forward with cooperation from all Cabinet colleagues.
President Granger himself acknowledged that this is "a burdensome responsibility" which requires that I chair part of Cabinet proceedings. This practice has started.
The PPP is creating discord over the Accord as a diversion from its deep internal crisis, where the Stalinists are fighting for total control and to marginalise the new core of young and ambitious leaders.
It also wants to throw the focus away from its mismanagement of the economy, the massive theft of public funds and widespread corrupt practices involving former state officials, as well as impending forensic audits of key projects and operations.
The Coalition is not bothered by these antics, and it's Ministers are busy tackling the enormous problems of crises in the sugar and rice sectors, the breakdown of water control systems resulting in floods, securing Guyana's sovereignty against Venezuela, etc..
We are determined to put patrimony before pettiness, and partisan prattles - the new euphemism for the PPP."