Dear Editor,
It took slightly over a year for things to take shape since the PPP returned. What is confirmed in steel is that the PPP, as spearheaded by the esteemed Vice President, spent its time in the political wilderness well; it had to do with governing differently. The five years prompted party and top people to perform postmortems on their body of work for the prior 23 years. The undocumented conclusion was that many huge mistakes were made. An integral part of the vision was how to do things differently, not repeat the leadership and ministerial failures of prior decades. After a mere year, the record is that party and president have comprehensively tidied up matters.
Every area of error was studied: never again. We cannot go about matters like before, but approach and implement differently. By now, the keen should have noticed something: repetition of the word ‘differently’ thrice. It should be powerfully glaring that I am not using ‘better’ for leadership and governance, but differently frequently. I regret disappointing those whose expectations were otherwise. Indeed! Differently from the PPP was never about examining, learning, and changing towards improving for what is nationally better. Today rather, PPP leaders are smarter and slicker, not cleaner or purer, which some of them never were. The loopholes that led to failing, and opened the door to endless embarrassments, have been closed. One of those loopholes was openness. Also, potentially troublesome human obstacles are purged.
Today, the PPP is a study in secrecy. Cheating spouses are not as tightlipped, or go to the extent of keeping clothes and skin free from suspicious odors. Today, PPP leaders have proxies to tie up loose ends, carry baggage, and parade in numerous masquerades. It is a lovely company of Guyanese nationals with one thing in common: they have all sworn allegiance not to the constitution and flag of Guyana. Rarely, have I come across people so lacking in self-respect and basic honour. Even rarer, I am yet to encounter so many of them in such a small space. All know their roles, and the limits of such. Given who and what he has setup, the Vice President is a fulltime consultant. Nobody dares to speak. There are no whistleblowers, no guardians of democracy, no concerned Guyanese around anymore.
Sincerely,
GHK Lall