Dear Editor,
It is my strong belief that a detractor such as Mr Nagamootoo puts self before service. As such, he is venting anger and hurt against the party in which he was nurtured. Does he see anything that he does not agree with in the manifesto of the PPP/C? At age sixty-two, Mr Nagamootoo is mellow as a politician. It is truly disappointing that he has to abandon his beliefs and principles to back a party that is made up of detractors.
Guyanese politicians truly have a crab-barrel mentality of trying to get to the top by climbing roughshod over others. Many of us are truly full of poison and we can see this in what we write and what we say in public.
Our politicians should say how they plan to deal with issues affecting the common people: noise nusiance, bad roads, police brutality, the taking and offering of bribes to get things done, old age pensions, NIS, the retirement age of government workers, consumer concerns, among many others.
Why does the opposition keep harping on about President Jagdeo’s pension, and why does the PPP/C keep stirring up the past about rigged elections and about Granger’s role in this? Why are these made into campaign issues?
People must vote for the party with a plan to address burning issues.
The common man only hears politicians talking about manifestos. Do they think the voters will ever read what is in them? The papers should publish information about how the various parties will deal with particular issues if they win the election.
Some of our politicians are too worked up. They are dealing with persons rather than issues.
It is hoped that whichever party wins, the country continues from where it is presently. I believe, too, that whichever party wins there will still be corruption in the country.
Yours faithfully,
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