Sewkarran Nanhu, Chairman of the Enfield/New Doe Park Neigh-bourhood Democratic Council (NDC) says he has a vision for the NDC, which may not be achieved, as the council may soon be dissolved on account of petty jealousies and false reports.
Nanhu of Edinburgh, East Bank Berbice told Stabroek News recently that a Community Development Committee (CDC) group at Sisters Village that has been opposing the council since around 2003 or 2004 is responsible for the imminent dissolution.
According to him, “false reports” made by the group caused the Ministry of Local Government to conduct an inquiry into the council two months ago; the outcome of which is now being awaited.
Contacted, Regional Chairman of Region Six Zulfikar Mustapha told this newspaper, “there was an inquiry and we are awaiting the finding. Until then I cannot act because the council is still legal.”
Referring to recent reports carried by the Kaieteur News, Nanhu said the facts have been “distorted.” He admitted that he and the deputy chairman, Rishi Ramkissoon were relieved of their positions as supervisors of the drainage and irrigation (D&I) programmes after reports were made that the workers were clearing his farm.
He also slammed the report, which said he and the deputy are “still reaping from the farm”, as being misleading since Ramkissoon is a fisherman, not a farmer. He said the Kaieteur News published the allegations without contacting him for a comment and he is “thinking seriously of taking them to court”.
He pointed out that the workers were in fact clearing a grass field to benefit cattle farmers in the NDC. He said the animals would roam and go into “the Guysuco Estate land Plantation Providence to feed.”
The animals would then be impounded and the owners had to pay $10,000 per head to get them back. “The CDC members were upset because they did not stand to gain so they twisted the story to say the workers were clearing my farm
