Dear Editor,
I say that vision is a virtue, the more of it the better. When will administrators behave like real leaders? We read in the papers of one Abiola Gomes, 38, a “Crop Extension Officer” who died on Tuesday 27th as a result of an accident on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway. We further learnt that the spot where the car she was in toppled, was the very same spot where two other fatal accidents occurred earlier in the year claiming the lives of two persons. According to the article, Senior Superintendent Brutus of Region 10 said that he had spoken to the Region 10 REO about having repairs done to that dangerous section of the road but was told that the road is under the Ministry of Infrastructure and not the Region. Now there is a critical situation that is life threatening to all, a danger every single day to traffic flowing to and fro. The police commander in the Region took the time to lodge a report, as is the proper thing to do, but what is so hard about taking up that report with the relevant authority? I am sure the REO is familiar with it also.
Come on, this situation is a priority and demands urgency. Why tarry when death lurks in waiting? Be proactive; this is what is expected from exemplary leadership. Understand that there are some things that people in command ought to do by virtue of being placed there; they should get on the floor and have it done instead of involving themselves in some sort of Ivory Tower managing, haggling about their range of jurisdiction. That is all mumbo jumbo; just not the way in which administrators are expected to serve and lead.
Yours faithfully,
Frank Fyffe
