Why is Rohee still on the job?

Dear Editor,
The recent utterances by the PPP General Secretary and Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee once again indicate that the PPP/C is more interested in playing party politics rather than managing Guyana.
Over the years Rohee has projected himself as the most laughable political character in Guyana. One wonders what criteria the PPP/C uses to appoint people ministers of government. Two years ago, the said Rohee and his bandwagon of merry men and women launched a vicious propaganda campaign against David Granger, when they learned he was vying for office of leader of the PNCR.
During that time they were jumping on every mountain top and blowing their horns to announce to the world their concocted lies and promote their views. One of their main theories was a ‘one liner’ which said “Granger was too close to the GDF to be leader of a political party, and that retired military officers should not get involved in politics.”
When this line did not stick with the masses, they decided that they must quickly craft an even more desperation plot. In this new scheme of things they claimed that Granger was involved in some 1973 General Elections and shooting of three men the PPP planted to steal the ballot boxes on the Corentyne Coast. Not being able to hoodwink the people with their lies, schemes and plots that “ballot box” propaganda also died a quick and natural death.
David Granger’s frank and truthful rebuttal to the issue also caused them to hang their heads in shame. Now two years later Rohee, the incompetent minister, decided he will be the architect to try to spin the Granger/ APNU joint services lie and the ballot box missive. So he called the media to a press conference to now announce that David Granger, and the APNU do not like the military, and that the joint services is constantly attack by the APNU.
Two years ago, he and his party accused Granger of being in arms with the joint services and now two years later he is saying that Granger never liked the joint service, and always criticizes the institution. What folly! Granger has served almost all his adult life in the Guyana Defence Force, he gave decades of solid service, and great military leadership to this country and Rohee and the powers that be must be highly grateful. Yes, it is because of people like David Granger who gave of yeomen public service and distinguished military service people like Rohee and company can occupy the seat of government. This the PPP/C must never forget!
In fact, when Granger was keeping Venezuela at bay Rohee was tinkering with bicycles at Freedom House.
Clement Rohee is the epitome of obtuseness and it is sad that this is the best the PPP can do, in terms of general secretary! Rohee and the PPP/C kind of politics is not only cheap it is “last-class” and has no place in an emerging society, with a nation of people willing to work together and rid themselves of cheap petty politics.
In fact Rohee should be taking time out to learn about the security sector and how to keep Guyanese safe, as he seemingly admitted that he is incompetent to do his job since, according to him, he is not a security expert. Rohee should be holding press conference to update the public about the action the police is taking against the Finance Minister for his reckless driving episode, which resulted in an accident.
Rohee should tell us what Ashni Singh’s blood alcohol content was at the time of the accident; he should also tell us what the police discovered about the empty rum and beer bottles, allegedly, found in the minister’s car. He should explain to us what special privileges he has in place for the ministers and government officials who break the laws. He must tell us why he instituted different procedures for processing government officials who break the law. He should let us know why he thinks that he and the PPP/C government officials should be treated as though they are above the law. Rohee the minister, should also tell us plans he has to reverse the fact that Guyana, under his watch, has become a hot bed in the Caribbean, Latin America and South America for some of the world’s most dangerous drug cartels.
He must hold a press conference to tell the nation how, under his watch, al qaeda has now become associated with Guyana. Rohee must explain to the nation how most of the cocaine is able to pass through Cheddie Jagan Airport undetected by local authorities. And what about the police rank involved in the Colwyn Harding sodomy case? Rohee the minister must urgently call a press conference to tell us what he is doing to ensure this kind of bestiality never happens again, particularly under his watch.
Rohee should be trying to learn his job and not use tax payers’ money to call PPP/C party press conference to propagate lies and blow hot air. It is no secret that the PPP always claimed that the joint services are supportive to the PNC so I am not sure why Rohee and his acolytes believe that they must now try to present the APNU, PNCR and David Granger as anti-joint services.
This sudden diversion to their earlier touted propaganda is highly suspicious, and suggests that it might be a new kind of political pandering to the joint services. It might also be one of the party’s usual attempts to divert the people from the real issues facing them. Rohee and the PPP/C have failed to realize that the people are smarter than they give us credit for. I do believe the PPP/C is better off placing a gag order on their “incomplete” general secretary.
Lurlene Nestor