Dear Editor,

Every time I read the daily newspapers my worst fears are realized. With each day that dawns upon us it is evident that those who voted for this APNU/AFC government have made a tragic mistake. This administration stumbles from one controversy to another. Their acts started with the wholesale dismissal of primarily one race from state jobs and important Boards, to Salarygate, to pensioners having to utility pay bills, to the possible closure of GuySuCo — and many more sickening acts.

The spin doctors of this administration, chief among whom is Freddie Kissoon, are having a very difficult time trying to justify all these dictatorial and unjust acts which will all have terrible consequences.

Writing in his column of October 29, 2015 Kissoon states on the issue of salary increase for Government ministers: “Voters (at the next election) are going to look at the big names on the APNU/AFC slate and yell out, Not me boy, dem big names, me ain’t voting for them; when dey get into power dey gun want big money.”

Kissoon concedes that it was a gargantuan mistake of this administration to increase salary for ministers. To add not only salt but pepper to the wounds of decent hard-working Guyanese, it was announced by these “POLITRICIANS” that the increase will be retroactive to July 1, 2015.

What this means is that there is a strong possibility that way before the elections, these increases were planned. Another dastardly act was giving the public servants 5 per cent increase in wages. This is a breach of the campaign promise of 20 per cent. What a deceitful campaign!

Guyanese were made to believe that the treasury was empty! Against this is the announcement that pensioners will now have to pay water and electricity bills. What travesty!

How much more can Guyanese take! Region 6 Chairman, David Armogan is also claiming that his authority is being usurped by Versammy Ramayyah. Haseeb Yusuf was correct in his analysis of the latter. Please continue to write and expose the sickening acts of the AFC in Berbice, Yusuf!

Sincerely,

Rakesh Singh