Dear Editor,

I refer to a letter in the press on December 31, captioned ‘Why the obsession with Jagdeo?’ which accused sections of the media of trying to keep this man in the spotlight. Well I cannot speak for the independent media house, but I can share my perspective on that question.

If one were to ask Lawrence Duprey from Clico, the directors of the Chinese company that built that white elephant called the Skeldon Sugar Factory, the directors of the former Sanata Textiles, Fip Motilal from the famous Amalia Falls Road, the directors of the Chinese company that is laying the fibre optic cable, among others (I have a long list of others) why this obsession, then you should find many reasons why it is a relevant issue.

Where has the people’s money gone? might be a more pertinent question, and until that question is answered, the obsession will continue.

As a further insight one needs to also ask, why the combined national debt is some US$1,500 million today when only 5 years ago it was some US$700 million? What has this money been spent on? That is why the AFC was promising to bring in forensic auditors.

So Mr Kumar should see that he seems to be asking the wrong question. The more appropriate question to me is, where has the money gone?

Yours faithfully,
Sasenarine Singh