Did the turmoil that occurred during the Linden and Agricola protests of 2012 suggest that the combined opposition has failed to enhance unity in Guyana, merely because a few AFC and APNU leaders are acting on their own self-interest?
For the first time as a political party of the combined opposition, the AFC turned its attention to the driving force which had propelled the budget cuts in the first place, the advice of chartered accountant Mr. Christopher Ram. It began with a budget cuts requisition in early 2012, and would start months later as the timeline of the political instability that Guyana is currently facing since the crime wave of the PNC-supported Freedom Fighters.
Kaieteur News printed on 28 Apr 2012 about Christopher Ram claiming that he was threatened from a hacked PPP/C email address. Christopher Ram's claim is totally sensationalised as the newspaper explains that the threat came from a worker whose job would have been affected by the budget cuts. On the contrary, Christopher Ram already faced negative publicity by showcasing the budget cuts requisitions earlier in that month. Christopher Ram would have sought an opportunity to play the victim and casting blame on the PPP/C government.
Christopher Ram's son Ravendra Ram was accused of threatening to hack into the Guyana Government's website over a feud with him and a blogger who uploaded his father's divorce papers online. The blogger is an employee working at the Office of the President. It does not mean that the blogger is a member of the PPP/C. The Guyana Chronicle printed on 29 Jul 2011 " The source also confirmed that efforts are ongoing to establish whether the hacking of the Government Information Agency (GINA) and Office of the President (OP) websites a few months ago might have been orchestrated by Ravendra Ram. "
Thus it is suspected that Ravendra Ram may have justification to "hack" into the PPP/C email address and write a fictitious threat addressed to his father so Christopher Ram can cast blame on the PPP/C leadership.
The influence of Christopher Ram, Gerhard Ramsaroop, Khemraj Ramjattan and Mark Benschop are mostly veered to promoting hatred, violence, chaos and racism amongst the two largest ethnic groups in Guyana.
Three Lindeners were shot during the protests in June-July 2012 that allowed the AFC and APNU members to incite more hatred and violence. Ten years ago, the PNC (APNU) was praising the efforts of the Freedom Five insurgents. During that same period, undercover operatives at Ram & Mc Rae Chartered Accountants revealed that one of the accounting firm's client is Shaeed Roger Khan.While Christopher Ram was appointed liquidator of Hotel Tower in 2009, he confided with suspected drug lord Salim Juman Azeez of New Line Aqua Farm in doing underhand business to have the sale go in Salim's favor. Both Roger Khan and Salim Azeez are labelled as drug kingpins by the opposition parties. Then why is Christopher Ram, a member of the opposition, doing business with these "drug kingpins"?
The question brings- Are the AFC and APNU trustworthy in fighting corruption noting that most of the members are corrupt and the opposition parties act in their self-interest during the turmoil of the Linden and Agricola protests?
Would we safely say that the AFC and APNU are exploiting the Guyanese physically and mentally to advance the interests of the few politicians?
A majority of AFC politicians were members of the PPP/C political party. What difference do those AFC politicians have to offer if the opposition claims the PPP/C is corrupt?
