When our Government ministers speak

-`We will build a police outpost’

One dictionary definition of “minister” (of the governmental variety) goes as follows: “A high officer of state who heads a division of governmental activities”.

Of course we inherited and faithfully kept the British way of organizing government, governance and the officials intended to superintend the day to day business of administration and most of our government ministers find themselves as members of the Presidential Cabinet at some level, and as Honourable parliamentarians in the National Assembly. Ow man – imagine the challenges to be lived up to, by the newer, inexperienced, rookie–newcomers to, such office, status, authority and power!

Now be reminded too of two preliminary considerations. One, there is no requirement for specific qualifications or training for the vacant post of minister – as the vital underlings have to possess. Two, only Honourable Nagamootoo and Greenidge were once ministers when the APNU+AFC coalition ascended.