Dear Editor,
Administrations have come and gone with the passage of time. But the small man’s concerns, issues, problems, etc, are yet to be analysed, understood and finally redressed.
During political campaigns his importance is emphasized primarily because his votes are crucial to electoral victory. Yet after the close of polls and his vote has been counted and results declared, it seems that he is no longer counted or needed, because his pleas and cries in some instances go unheeded.
Truly, some grass-roots citizens nag those in authority, particularly in high office, with boring, monotonous issues and even twaddle. In such instances they are dismissed cleverly, referred to another authority or even evaded.
However, as it relates to serious and urgent matters, especially the quest for justice, the small man should not be pushed around as though in a wheelchair or like a wheelbarrow by constantly telling him to come back tomorrow. This unprofessional and inconsiderate conduct would frustrate him, and he would eventually lose confidence in those whom he placed in authority through the democratic exercise of his ballot.
Yours faithfully,
George Carrington
