Dear Editor,
The current APNU+AFC administration continues to makes blunders, the most recent being the dropping of Walter Rodney’s name from the National Archives.
The Walter Rodney National Archives was so named under the previous PPP/C administration in honour of his contributions to scholarship and research and his struggle for a democratic Guyana.
In honour of his memory, the PPP not only established the Walter Rodney Chair at the University of Guyana but also set up a Commission of Inquiry into his killing which was brought to a premature end by this current administration. The findings of the Commission’s Report are still to be released.
The dropping of the Walter Rodney name at the National Archives is a slap in the face of the Working People’s Alliance which is now part of the ruling APNU+AFC alliance. It remains to be seen whether the name will be reinstated as demanded by the WPA. Regardless of the outcome, the damage had already been done.
An injustice is being inflicted on the memory and contribution of the late Walter Rodney who will be remembered as someone who utilized his enormous powers of intellect and research to further the cause of a better society.
Yours faithfully,
Hydar Ally
