While I expected a response from the PPP/C to President David Granger’s interview on Mark Benschop Radio, moreso his expressed interest in a new form of governance, I must confess that the response came earlier than I anticipated.
If the APNU+AFC and the African Community had reservations on what to expect from a PPP/C government, that uncertainty has been answered by Madam Gail Teixeira in her missive published in the Stabroek News May 20, 2020 edition, captioned `Granger squandered opportunity for inclusionary gov’t he now seeks.’
While it is true that both the PPP/C and the PNCR have over time demonstrated shifting positions on shared governance when in opposition and government, the PPP/C’s commitment to this important national issue is more disappointing to say the least, especially post-1992.
Given that party’s history, its political advantage in terms of numbers, its uninterrupted 23 years in government (1992 to 2015) – compared with the coalition’s 5 years, the PPP/C has been the more irresponsible of the two in this area of national life.
I now ask why should anyone trust a new PPP/C government to implement inclusionary democracy based on its record in government for 23 years?
