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Written by Denis Scott Chabrol
Thursday, 27 October 2011 12:40
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Clement Rohee
Clement Rohee at the PPP's news conference.
The governing Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) on Thursday labeled former Central Executive member, Moses Nagamootoo a “hypocrite” and accused him of taking the opposition line on issues such as death-squads, corruption and drug trafficking.
Nagamootoo, who has been sidelined from key party and government positions because of his concerns about those issues, is expected to be on the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) list of candidates and would be considered for a vice presidency position if the party wins the November 28 general election.
PPP Executive Committee member, Clement Rohee delved back into historical records dating back to the 1970s when several other PPP members defected to the Peoples National Congress (PNC) and suggested that since then he had wanted to join the opposition ranks. The others were Ranji Chandisingh, Vincent Teekah and Halim Majeed. He also read from several newspaper articles to support his view that Nagamootoo was inconsistent about his own political ambitions and disloyal to the PPP. Rohee noted that an article in July 2005 had quoted Nagamootoo as saying that if he were to ever leave the PPP, he would not join any other party.
Rohee recalled that after PPP founder-leader, Dr. Cheddi Jagan died in 1997, Nagamootoo had told a local newspaper that Dr. Jagan had identified him as the man to become the next president because he had been already running the country. Nagamootoo was also accused of lobbying and influencing delegates and observers by seeking to benevolent to comrades who had grievances such as poor ministerial performance.
On the issue of Dr. Jagan’s ideals, Rohee charged that “It appears as though Nagamootoo is only upholder and defender of Dr. Jagan’s legacy” while all other members of the party are dishonest, indecent, dishonorable and lack integrity.
Rohee, who is also Guyana’s Home Affairs Minister, confirmed that concerns about death squads, corruption, drug trafficking and relations with convicted drug trafficker, Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan had been raised by Nagamootoo and other party members.
He said those concerns were ventilated thoroughly by the party but Nagamootoo had been adamant that his position was the only valid one rather than the collective majority conclusions. Pressed on what was Nagamootoo’s position, Rohee said his former senior party colleague had been leaning towards the opposition.
“He was pushing the party to agree with what the opposition was saying in relation to corruption, in relation to Gajraj issues, in relation to the jail-break issues and so forth…(including concerns about Roger Khan and so on?) … the entire gamut,” Rohee said.
Calling Nagamootoo “baggage that we have been carrying,” Rohee said that the PPP would not lose anything and the former Information Minister was back to the AFC that he had previously admired. Nagamootoo was also characterized as a hypocrite, power-seeker, and an incompetent minister who was only bent on promoting himself.
“I’m calling him a hypocrite and I am also saying that he doesn’t seem to have any principles because a person with principles stays in the family,” he added.
Rohee refused to say whether he would also characterize as hypocrites former harsh PPP and anti-government critics who- Joseph Hamilton, Peter Ramsaroop, Gillian Burton- who have now endorsed the PPP for the 2011 polls.
“At this point in time I wouldn’t want to engage in characterizations of those persons. I am dealing exclusively with the Nagamootoo issue,” he added.
On the issue of whether the PPP should have largely ignored Nagamootoo and wished him well because he was a liability to the party, Rohee pointed out that “there is something called politics, we are not in a Sunday school.”
“We have to be able to tell people out there how this man arrived where he is today; what are the historical antecedents,” he added.
The PPP, he said was confident of victory at the upcoming polls. The three major contestants are the PPP, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change.
Written by Denis Scott Chabrol
Thursday, 27 October 2011 12:40
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Clement Rohee
Clement Rohee at the PPP's news conference.
The governing Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) on Thursday labeled former Central Executive member, Moses Nagamootoo a “hypocrite” and accused him of taking the opposition line on issues such as death-squads, corruption and drug trafficking.
Nagamootoo, who has been sidelined from key party and government positions because of his concerns about those issues, is expected to be on the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) list of candidates and would be considered for a vice presidency position if the party wins the November 28 general election.
PPP Executive Committee member, Clement Rohee delved back into historical records dating back to the 1970s when several other PPP members defected to the Peoples National Congress (PNC) and suggested that since then he had wanted to join the opposition ranks. The others were Ranji Chandisingh, Vincent Teekah and Halim Majeed. He also read from several newspaper articles to support his view that Nagamootoo was inconsistent about his own political ambitions and disloyal to the PPP. Rohee noted that an article in July 2005 had quoted Nagamootoo as saying that if he were to ever leave the PPP, he would not join any other party.
Rohee recalled that after PPP founder-leader, Dr. Cheddi Jagan died in 1997, Nagamootoo had told a local newspaper that Dr. Jagan had identified him as the man to become the next president because he had been already running the country. Nagamootoo was also accused of lobbying and influencing delegates and observers by seeking to benevolent to comrades who had grievances such as poor ministerial performance.
On the issue of Dr. Jagan’s ideals, Rohee charged that “It appears as though Nagamootoo is only upholder and defender of Dr. Jagan’s legacy” while all other members of the party are dishonest, indecent, dishonorable and lack integrity.
Rohee, who is also Guyana’s Home Affairs Minister, confirmed that concerns about death squads, corruption, drug trafficking and relations with convicted drug trafficker, Shaheed ‘Roger’ Khan had been raised by Nagamootoo and other party members.
He said those concerns were ventilated thoroughly by the party but Nagamootoo had been adamant that his position was the only valid one rather than the collective majority conclusions. Pressed on what was Nagamootoo’s position, Rohee said his former senior party colleague had been leaning towards the opposition.
“He was pushing the party to agree with what the opposition was saying in relation to corruption, in relation to Gajraj issues, in relation to the jail-break issues and so forth…(including concerns about Roger Khan and so on?) … the entire gamut,” Rohee said.
Calling Nagamootoo “baggage that we have been carrying,” Rohee said that the PPP would not lose anything and the former Information Minister was back to the AFC that he had previously admired. Nagamootoo was also characterized as a hypocrite, power-seeker, and an incompetent minister who was only bent on promoting himself.
“I’m calling him a hypocrite and I am also saying that he doesn’t seem to have any principles because a person with principles stays in the family,” he added.
Rohee refused to say whether he would also characterize as hypocrites former harsh PPP and anti-government critics who- Joseph Hamilton, Peter Ramsaroop, Gillian Burton- who have now endorsed the PPP for the 2011 polls.
“At this point in time I wouldn’t want to engage in characterizations of those persons. I am dealing exclusively with the Nagamootoo issue,” he added.
On the issue of whether the PPP should have largely ignored Nagamootoo and wished him well because he was a liability to the party, Rohee pointed out that “there is something called politics, we are not in a Sunday school.”
“We have to be able to tell people out there how this man arrived where he is today; what are the historical antecedents,” he added.
The PPP, he said was confident of victory at the upcoming polls. The three major contestants are the PPP, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change.
