Dear Editor,
How do the electorate respond to a group of politicians who have pawned their souls and are now depending on the voters to redeem them? Where were they when the people were crying and begging for their attention? But the public didn’t have to look very far, because these cold-blooded politicians hid behind their jet-black tinted cars, and went about their business as if the people did not exist.
For four long years, they sat back and did nothing significant to elevate the lives of the people. Now, all of a sudden, these sitting ministers and parliamentarians who support the coalition finally found their tongue to brag about the accomplishments that previous governments have started. On every street corner, the people are bombarded with lies after lies.
For four long painful years, they refused to speak to the people. Then when they feel like, they either dodged the pertinent questions that journalists and radio hosts asked, or blatantly refused to show up in parliament to give an account to the people. But because journalism is at its worst, the population were forced to accept their incompetence, their total lack of empathy and accountability.
Imagine one month before elections, every minister came out with all kinds of projects that were in the pipeline. They even gave specific timelines for these schemes to be executed. Perhaps the pipes were blocked before. None of them started their ministry from scratch, because the running of government is continual. So, why are they begging to stay in office to stifle the population again?
Haven’t these ministers realised that they have brought the executive branch of government to the lowest degree ever? There is no leadership whatsoever. When Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs declared that she is not responsible for the decisions that the other ministers have made, this is a clear indication that she is not the right choice for that position.
Yes, the prime minister cannot micro-manage the ministries, but she is expected to pay attention to what is happening in her colleagues’ ministries. This hands-off attitude is like having a minor who misbehaves on the streets, and when the complaints reach to the mother, she ignores the criticisms, even though the child is degrading the family’s name. This why the population is catching hell with GEBE.
It’s amazing that the prime minster wants to take credit for all of the “good things” that the other ministries have achieved, but is unwilling to own up to the situations that have threatened the integrity of the Council of Ministers. Why stress on the matter that she only has one vote when there is a decision to be made within the Council of Ministers?
Fine! But is she not in charge of the council? Is Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs telling this public that she is totally oblivious to the issues within the other ministries that have damaged the reputation of government? Then what do the weekly meetings entail? My suspicion has always been that this prime minister is there by name only, but the other ministers are running the show.
This lack of accountability and shunning the public were allowed to go on because of these lame-duck parliamentarians who sat there and let the ministers ruin the country. Now they too are pleading to the people to vote them back in. For what exactly? It’s time for this fake majority to experience the hardship that so many families are feeling these days.
Just the other day, Olivier Arrindell had them in a choke-hold for months and none of them uttered a word. They didn’t dare to challenge him. Only because he went off track, that is why they were given a chance to breathe again. Now that they catch their breath, they are poking lies down the public’s throat all day.
People, don’t be fooled with all this hype! They were paid to represent the population and they have failed miserably. Their only recourse now is to do damage control.
Joslyn Morton
