Raphel Trotman exposes Moses Nagamootoo’s deliberate attempt to mislead the nation
OLD Kai believes that it was the author Piers Anthony who once wrote, “When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamour.”
This aptly describes the actions of Moses Nagamootoo, who, in a recent letter to the press, accused the PPP/C Government of being afraid of the possibility of impending elections. In a letter riddled with unjustified attacks, he specifically notes, “Its (PPP/C) leaders scorn elections in much the same way as we hated castor oil when we were kids….”
The letter is a naked attempt to paint the picture that, somehow, the Government is afraid of the AFC/APNU’s imminent no-confidence motion which they have already submitted to the Clerk of the National Assembly.
Moses notes that, “The PPP has the summer break (Parliamentary recess) to come up with workable strategies for holding elections, and mitigate the losses it has suffered with acts of blatant violation of our constitution, specific laws, and all norms of good governance and accountability. After this recess, there would be no more excuses. The motion is in motion.”
However, it appears that Moses was ‘getting a motion’ when he wrote this letter, because, if he is accusing the PPP of being afraid of elections, why is he content on waiting until after the Parliamentary recess ends, sometime in October, to deliberate this crucial motion?
If he and his colleagues in the opposition genuinely believe that the Government is doing a terrible job in managing the affairs of our nation, logically one would expect that they would not hesitate or spare a moment in passing the motion, using their one-seat combined majority in the National Assembly, thereby paving the way for elections before the end of this year.
Waiting until October would mean that, should they decide to pass the motion sometime, then we would be having elections into the New Year.
This waiting is an indication that the PNC/R=APNU and AFC suddenly are in no hurry to pass the motion; as, despite all their hype, they clearly are comfortable with the PPP/C Government continuing to manage the affairs of our nation.
Maybe it was by divine intervention that, in the very Sunday, August 10, 2014 edition of the Kaieteur News in which the letter by Moses was published, the newspaper also carried a headline article which quoted the Speaker of the National Assembly, Raphel Trotman, as indicating that it is no other than the very Moses Nagamootoo who can decide to debate the motion immediately, rather than wait until October.
The article specifically notes Trotman as saying thus, “The mover of the No Confidence Motion against the Government of Guyana will have to indicate to the Speaker of the National Assembly whether he wants an extraordinary sitting of the House in order to debate it before it (the House) comes out of recess in October.”
With this revelation, who should the general public now believe: Moses or Trotman?
This is not the first time that Moses Nagamootoo has been exposed for playing around with the truth; and this latest incident will further dent his credibility and continue to fuel the popular perception that he is not to be trusted when dealing with the public.
The bigger question here, however, is why would Raphel Trotman decide to expose his party colleague for misleading the nation; as, based on his revelation, it is now clear that it is no other than the ‘Naga’ who is the one stalling for time?
It could possibly point to yet another power struggle within the small party, especially with the prospect of elections on the horizon.
The actions and subsequent exposure of Moses indicates how the Stalinists — those who have an unquenchable thirst for power — really operate.
extracted from the Guyana Chronicle