Dear Editor,
Parliament in Guyana is known to have its fair share of bacchanal, but with the proroguing of such a high institution I think we as a nation have reached the lowest point. I never in my wildest dreams envisaged I would live to see our beautiful Guyana reaching the level we now find ourselves in.
I am still wondering what went through the mind of our President on that fateful day, Monday November 10, 2014, because for a man with such vast experience and integrity he had no right to prorogue parliament. This was a big blunder by the President, a blunder I am sure he will regret. As a President he has disrespected himself, his party, his government and all intelligent thinking citizens of this nation, and has placed us in a position where we will find ourselves being the laughing stock of the Caribbean.
As law-abiding and right-thinking people, we must all raise our voices in condemnation of this blatant act. We must forget about discrimination and victimization and rebel against this atrocity for the betterment of our nation. This is not a time to throw back and accept whatever the government throws at us; we have a right to keep them in line to ensure they do what is right.
This was an act of pure arrogance. Where is the democracy this government has been preaching about all these years? Surely with this one misdemeanour they have killed democracy instantly.
The supporters of this government must also condemn this act, because at the end of the day they will also feel the effect of this.
The President needs to retrace his steps, see where he went wrong and try his utmost to remedy this situation. It is not too late for him to take shame off his face and withdraw the statement for the betterment of himself, the party, his government and the citizens of this nation. Remember we are not all perfect; mistakes are liable to be made and when we do amend the situation we must try to make things right.
The ball is in the President’s court; the citizens are pleading with him to recall parliament and let good sense prevail. Failing to adhere to the people’s wishes the entire nation will suffer greatly. With the festive season just around the corner he needs to think of the business community and the losses they could incur; think about the people; and most of all think of Guyana. Put arrogance and ignorance aside and put a smile back on the faces of all patriotic Guyanese.
Yours faithfully,
Fitzroy Invarary Hughes
