Dear Editor,
DID the PPP learn anything meaningful from its 23 years in office, especially post-Jagan? A confidential list being circulated of potential ministers of the incoming PPP administration has dubious characters. If the PPP/C is declared the winner, in the line-up are some discredited persons known for widespread corruption. Supporters of the PPP and those who struggled for the victory are questioning whether the fight for free and fair elections and the recount was worth it. It seems we are back to the old corrupt ways with some of the same suspects back in the saddle.
One of the ministers who gave away the whole forest and all of Guyana’s resources will be returning. He is the most disliked figure in the PPP camp. If there is a single person who caused the PPP to be defeated in 2015 it was him. Then worse, he abandoned the party in May 2015 and returned in 2019 when it appeared thatthe PPP would win again. He is a favourite of the big chief.
Mr Thunderbolt is back; he was the flour man who wants to be finance minister. He was sacked by the PPP government over the flour scam. He joined the AFC to depose the PPP. He wanted to head Guysuco under the coalition. After being denied the position, he ran back to the PPP. The list has him heading the Central Planning Office; don’t be surprised if he returns to the AFC since he has no political consistency or integrity.
For Local Government Minister, there is the man who caused the PPP to lose Region Six in 2011 and 2015. He was the most disliked person on the Corentyne. The PPP lost three seats on the Corentyne because of him. He could not even win his own village of Bloomfield. The chief had to save him and move him from Corentyne to town in 2011. But the damage was already done and the PPP lost ground; the PPP will lose votes at the next elections once he is back.
Other names on the list are Priya who is back at the Ministry of Education; Hugh Todd as Junior Minister of Education; Deodat Indar at Finance; Juan Edghill for junior finance minister; Dr Frank Anthony at Health; Anil Nandlall at Home Affairs; Robeson Benn at the Ministry of Public Infrastructure; Sanjeev Datadin as AG; Paul Cheong at Agriculture with Dharamkumar Seeraj the Junior Minister; Peter Ramsaroop at Trade, Veersammy at Labour, Tony Vieira at Communications, Susan Rodrigues at Culture & Sports and Vindhya Persaud at the Ministry of Social Protection, among others.
Many of those who kept watch over the ballot containers for over three months and those using the media to champion democracy and the recount are out. Also out are the small parties that fought tooth and nail to combat the fraudulent count. No room for them (Shuman, Jonas, Bandhu, etc.) in the tent. Their sacrifices add up to nought and are in vain. Is the sacrifice worth it?
Yours truly,
Boysie Mangru
Source: https://issuu.com/guyanachroniclee-paper/docs/guyana_chronicle_epaper_06_13_2020