Introduction: Stabroek News has invited the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) to submit a weekly column on governance and related matters. Only APNU and the AFC have submitted columns this week.
The coalition’s leaders and technocrats have been studying Guyana’s biggest problem: government corruption. We intend, from our first day in office, to begin to break down the structure of corrupt dealings that the Jagdeo/Ramotar administrations have built. We are convinced that this problem is the largest single reason for our citizens’ lack of personal development. Corruption is defined as the use of public office, by government officials, for their private gain. The current Jagdeo/Ramotar regime has built a structure of corrupt practices which now exists and flourishes on an industrial scale. Dismantling it will require ferreting out corrupt transactions, case by case, diligently and with determination. The APNU+AFC coalition is committed to doing it. Leaders, policymakers, public servants and government officials have to stop stealing from the people.
The coalition has not only been talking about corruption; opposition officials have been taking action. The partnership’s
