Dear Editor,
I ask readers to carefully envision the following scenario and reflect on what its implications could mean for Guyana’s democracy and political stability.
Imagine a meeting of opposition Parliamentarians convened by the Speaker of the National Assembly. At that meeting, APNU nominates one of its members to serve as Leader of the Opposition. That nominee then secures the support of the three WIN MPs, alongside APNU’s twelve, and is duly elected to the post.
Now consider this: what if the Speaker subsequently refuses to accede to WIN’s request to recall and replace those three MPs? What if the dispute then has to be taken to the courts, and the matter drags on for years – five years, perhaps – by which time Azruddin Mohamed may already have been extradited to the United States?
Is such a scenario possible? This is not an idle question. History has shown that backroom manoeuvring and Machiavellian scheming, aided or facilitated by external Western forces, are not unheard of in this part of the world.
While this may sound far-fetched to some, it would be unwise to dismiss it outright. For now, all that remains is to watch closely, remain vigilant, and wait to see how events unfold.