Moses Nagamootoo should be ashamed of failures of coalition government

May 15, 2020 Letters

Dear Editor,

Please permit me to respond to an article published in the Guyana Chronicle under the caption “Guyana shining on all fronts”.
In the article, the Prime Minister boasts of the developments made by the Granger Government. This article, Mr. Editor, is a complete falsehood sparked by someone who appears to be delusional.
Over the course of the past five years, the APNU+AFC Government has completely mismanaged the economy by spending lavishly on brand new Toyota Land Cruisers, extravagant parties, renting of homes for government officials and super salaries for the elderly now employed by the government, among others. All major sectors, with the exception of oil, have seen a dramatic downturn during the past five years.
In fact, if it wasn’t for the discovery of oil, Guyana, would be completely broke. The mismanagement of the economy has led to hundreds of businesses closing up shop. Additionally, the closure of the sugar estates led to thousands of persons being unable to afford basic necessities.
The truth of the matter is that APNU+AFC came to power with goodwill from a large portion of Guyanese, irrespective of race and they were, therefore, held to a higher standard than` the PPP Government. What we have seen from APNU+AFC is the most incompetent government Guyana has ever seen. The Prime Minister, himself, was a mere figurehead with Joe Harmon holding the actual power of Prime Minister.
It is for these reasons among others that the electorate rejected them at the 2020 polls. Moses Nagamootoo’s and David Granger’s legacies will forever be remembered for the following:
1. The only government in the history of Guyana to fall to a no-confidence motion;
2. Instead of complying with the law and holding elections within three months, Moses Nagamootoo and David Granger challenged the legality of the no-confidence vote by arguing that 33 is not a majority of 65; an argument filled with asininities; the legal precedent on which they relied on for the rounding up formula being described by the CCJ as “irrelevant”;
3. Illegally appointing Patterson as Chairman of Gecom;
4. Losing the 2020 elections and then attempting to rig the elections;
5. Spreading false narratives among their supporters so that when the true results of the elections are declared, their supporters will feel cheated and will take to the streets;
6. Being dishonourable and failing to do the right thing by conceding defeat so that the country can move on, peacefully and harmoniously so that we can battle COVID;
7. Further fracturing our precarious race relations by their false narratives on the elections.
Moses Nagamootoo, you ought to be ashamed.

Yours truly,
Krishnanandat Arjune

This is exactly what I was saying all along.    The Coalition did nothing for the development of Guyana.  We are still to find out how much is missing from the Development fund that the PPP left them. In 1992, Desmond Hoyte couldn't account for $2.5 Billion.  It is a shame that PNC supporters cannot see pass their noses.

These letter writers, all of them must know that things have changed in Guyana. Elections can be replaced with armed conflict, on both sides. And the citizens will all be defeated.

The Mingo fiasco has given the country an ideal opportunity to recognize what the future holds. 

To hand over to Jagdeo is to hand over Guyana's progress to a group of narrow minded indians representing the PPP. This party in its 23 years of governance did absolutely nothing for race relations, all their infra-structure work keeps tumbling down, never had plans for sustainable employment, power generation is a mess, judicial system is a tragedy for the poor man, no justice for those without PPP connections.

As for the Police and Army, the PPP NEVER demanded for non-Afroes to join. And put in place policies to ensure discriminations were not a hinderance to that policy. Now, they are concerned about the ethnic structure of the police and army. Any nation on the face of the earth will want intergration of the citizen defensive forces.

The PPP is not an originator of nation building ideas, dey juss flow wid what unfolds. The PNC neither is an originator of sound policies.

David A. Granger has been considered to be a God-fearing man, a  military strategist and tactician. Perhaps, with those attributes he intends to mold Guyana a new destiny. I am certain he knows the Almighty and how powerful He is, even though invisible to him. Is that his strategy?

I am hoping he has the wisdom of Solomon, for it was King Solomon who united the twelve tribes of Israel. Guyana has only six tribes to deal with, we call Six Peoples of Guyana. 

Nehru, it is nice of you to reappear on a Musical Friday, Do your thing. Hopefully all is well.

Mr Pavi how tings bai? Dem gurls social distance at Garmount? Hey hey hey

@seignet posted:

These letter writers, all of them must know that things have changed in Guyana. Elections can be replaced with armed conflict, on both sides. And the citizens will all be defeated.

The Mingo fiasco has given the country an ideal opportunity to recognize what the future holds. 

To hand over to Jagdeo is to hand over Guyana's progress to a group of narrow minded indians representing the PPP. This party in its 23 years of governance did absolutely nothing for race relations, all their infra-structure work keeps tumbling down, never had plans for sustainable employment, power generation is a mess, judicial system is a tragedy for the poor man, no justice for those without PPP connections.

As for the Police and Army, the PPP NEVER demanded for non-Afroes to join. And put in place policies to ensure discriminations were not a hinderance to that policy. Now, they are concerned about the ethnic structure of the police and army. Any nation on the face of the earth will want intergration of the citizen defensive forces.

The PPP is not an originator of nation building ideas, dey juss flow wid what unfolds. The PNC neither is an originator of sound policies.

David A. Granger has been considered to be a God-fearing man, a  military strategist and tactician. Perhaps, with those attributes he intends to mold Guyana a new destiny. I am certain he knows the Almighty and how powerful He is, even though invisible to him. Is that his strategy?

I am hoping he has the wisdom of Solomon, for it was King Solomon who united the twelve tribes of Israel. Guyana has only six tribes to deal with, we call Six Peoples of Guyana. 

 

Are you saying Solomon become king by fraud or rig elections?

@sachin_05 posted:

Are you saying Solomon become king by fraud or rig elections?

well, david tek he mudda from uriah. de first chile die, suh solomon took he place. dem other chileren of david lost dem place fuh succession. dat not tiefing.

Anyway, David Arthur Granger is not you regular Guyanese. This man born in colonial times, he naturally harbored national pride when a descendant of slave became head of state, burnham. That was full proudness.

I would venture to say no Indian will ever have that sense of pride. Granger sings the national anthem at attention and salutes the flag with equal pride. That is what citizenship is all about. I doan tink Jagdeo or Irfaan interested in all of that, only tiefing as per their previous record. Dem doan deserve to be head of any state.

Granger is the guardian of the state. Some may call it thiefing, let them try and remove him. Imagine stupid azz indian ppl do not want to get inviolved in the insitutions of the country but want to govern. Alyuh try deh, Granger ain going to give the country to ppl who is only interested raping the treasury and leave the disciplined forces wid white mouth.

I waiting for an inclusive government minus Jagdeo and irfaan and the PPP but with highly intelligent Indian ppl, we have dem in Guyana. Only the PPP chooses the dummies. i ain considering Nagamootoo and Ramjattan either.

seignet Mentor.

This is what happens when “eagle-eye-rig” is being made up as you go along ....Now we have a new definition for honesty and decency. 

That is a perfect post there Siggy, absolutely perfect.

Yes, what is being done by APNU is wrong but it is Guyana we talking bout here and what you mentioned about pride of the country is right but here is the thing. Beginning with when the PNC with Forbes were in power many Indians were screwed so were other races along with some blacks, especially the intelligent ones. Those who hung  onto Forbes coattails were the ignorant of the lot.

Now, how can we expect any who were trampled on to be proud of a flag, a coat of arms and a motto that never stood up to what it said? Imagine all of Europe being made to honour the Nazi flag had Hitler won.

@seignet posted:

well, david tek he mudda from uriah. de first chile die, suh solomon took he place. dem other chileren of david lost dem place fuh succession. dat not tiefing.

Anyway, David Arthur Granger is not you regular Guyanese. This man born in colonial times, he naturally harbored national pride when a descendant of slave became head of state, burnham. That was full proudness.

I would venture to say no Indian will ever have that sense of pride. Granger sings the national anthem at attention and salutes the flag with equal pride. That is what citizenship is all about. I doan tink Jagdeo or Irfaan interested in all of that, only tiefing as per their previous record. Dem doan deserve to be head of any state.

Granger is the guardian of the state. Some may call it thiefing, let them try and remove him. Imagine stupid azz indian ppl do not want to get inviolved in the insitutions of the country but want to govern. Alyuh try deh, Granger ain going to give the country to ppl who is only interested raping the treasury and leave the disciplined forces wid white mouth.

I waiting for an inclusive government minus Jagdeo and irfaan and the PPP but with highly intelligent Indian ppl, we have dem in Guyana. Only the PPP chooses the dummies. i ain considering Nagamootoo and Ramjattan either.

Burnham had good intention when perform the “guardian of state” thingy..the problem is his 28 years guardianship cause Guyana to become the poorest nation in the western hemisphere. Under his guardian an exodus of not only coolies but his own brother slave descendants to all corner of the planet..are you saying Guyanese are ready for another exodus?

The issue is handing over the government. 

And no one can make him give up his power. In some countries, the army possibly could be a threat. In the case of Guyana, the army is on his side with no threats from any factions of the army. It boils down to Afroes keeping their inheiritance-Guyana.

Please do not think I am for what is going on with the PNC and Granger. The reality is no one can challenge him, the PPP left too many issues that can be used as an argument to prevent them forming a new government.

@seignet, perhaps  the alternatives are external pressure and sanctions. 

it will never stick, Guyanese under the first 28 years of PNC found ways to personal survival. 

The International community will have doubts about a PPP alternative, they have done too many wrongs to them. If Granger ignores them so also did Jagdeo with some buise down from Manichand and Gail.

Guyana is in a dilemma. 

Once again, the PPP gives the PNC the opportunity to do wrong.