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Leave Christie to do his work
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Dear Editor,
The National Democratic Movement fully supports the contractor general and views him as a shining light in a near barren desert of crime, corruption and mismanagement that has plagued Jamaica for nearly all of the 66 years of JLP and PNP management of Jamaica's affairs.
The National Democratic Movement is not surprised that elements of the JLP and PNP have made unfavourable comments about Greg Christie.
It simply means he is doing a good job.
After the last general elections in 2007, the NDM maintained that the electorate was only swapping the PNP for the JLP and that nothing much would change except the faces of the JLP government. The recent actions of many civil servants seem to support the view that the corruption would continue as many remained to show the "way things run" to the new minister on his arrival at the Ministry.
The fact that some public officers seem to be the ones who are most culpable in ignoring proper procedures, guidelines and even the law, makes the work of the contractor general necessary and important, and should not be hindered by anyone.
The NDM cries shame on those who want to see an end to the methods, practices and transparency of the contractor general. He is truly an oasis that must be preserved in the interest of a good Jamaica.
Michael Williams
General Secretary, NDM Kingston
ndmjamaica@yahoo.com
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7/15/2010
I would have thought that with the current ramshackle state of both political parties and their proven track record of corruption and gross mismangement of the affairs of state, that the NDM would be be trying to gain some momentum by attracting the attention of a disaffectted electorate. Not a gun a fyah.. Who is in charge? Are they just ornamental or do they intend to run the race in 2012?
7/15/2010
The Contractor General should be a non-partisan official appointed by the people through some kind of electoral process. Once he is placed in office, it should be that he can not be removed by politics, but rather by the performance of his job. This man is doing a good job to protect the interest of the Jamaican public, and it would be disappointing to see him go due to politics.
7/15/2010
A few months in office and the NDM would be making the same call for the OCG to go. It is systems which work and politicians need to know that they will go to prison if they hijack the law, whether they be in office or not.
All those who are crying out for the OCG to form a party, I heard that appeal to Mr. Golding and I heard it to Ms. Haughton.
No matter the good intentions loyalty to the party sucks people in.
A good welder does not necessarily a good GM or vice versa.
Leave the OCG be.
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