Power sharing will not work

TIMES INT'L

Dear Editor,

It seems this election season is indeed getting to a lot of persons. Those in opposition to the PPP government have reached the point of desperation, where rational thinking is no longer employed in decision-making, but is instead cast aside.

Dr Prem Misir introduced this theory of desperation in politics in his Guyana Chronicle ‘Perspectives’ feature, published on April 17, 2011. I also noticed that in his analysis of ACDA’s “Riot Act”, in the Guyana Chronicle of April 21, 2011, Ricky Singh also employed the use of this theory, and surmised that this call to violence, based on the results of the next general election, was an act of desperation.

If Ogunseye is advocating power sharing, then his advocacy for power is inimical to his public outburst; because, in power sharing, moderation is a precondition among political leaders. And his public outcry is certainly no model of moderation.

The saying “desperate times call for desperate measures” correctly describes the opposition forces of this country.

Tacuma Ogunseye’s declaration of the Riot Act and his insistence on power sharing cannot work for Guyana, unless all parties agree to these measures. It also defeats the purpose of democracy and the system whereby democracy is maintained — electoralism.

Power sharing will not work in Guyana because of the following circumstances: If the general elections are abandoned, and all the parties agree to form a new government, the country will face political gridlock, and the decision-making will be thwarted in all directions. There will be no smooth management of this country. Power sharing will never work, simply because all the presidential candidates want to be the president, and this cannot happen.

From the futile attempts at forming a coalition party, the most recent being the Joint Opposition Political Parties (JOPP), it is clear that this is no solution.

Yours truly,

Lancelot Hughes

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