It’s a shame and disgrace to see a certain political party , using a couple of parents to picket the government and the ministry of education for a mere pittance of $10,000. We Care voucher for their own political gains,while some of these same people is being accused of stealing millions if not billions of dollars from the state treasury while in
It’s a shame and disgrace to see a certain political party , using a couple of parents to picket the government and the ministry of education for a mere pittance of $10,000. We Care voucher for their own political gains,while some of these same people is being accused of stealing millions if not billions of dollars from the state treasury while in office, and run the country bankrupt I happened to drive pass In front of the Cotton Field, Secondary School and saw about 13 women picketing with known PPP activists , shouting, no voucher,no school,I had to take a second look to see if it was the teachers on strike because of the chanting,no voucher,no school.
I stopped and I saw two top officers belonging to the PPP which is heading the regional democratic council,Pomeroon/Supenaam region two, holding placards and with in conversations I assuming that these were paid picketers from that same party,trying to make the newly elected coalition look bad.These officers are being paid by taxpayers to conduct the government business and should have been in their office to meet with members of the public to hear their complaints and address them.I was later made to understand that a number of rice farmers went to meet with the officers to fix their dams so they can bring out their paddy without much difficulties.
On arriving at the office they were told that the two officers were not in office,they were on the road leading a picketing exercise with parents for the We Care $ 10,000.vouchers,the farmers and other members of the public came from as far as Charity and Supenaam and nearby communities only to be turned away without seeing them.As far as I can remember this We Care $ 10,000 was implemented in 2014, coming near to the elections in May 11th 2015 to buy votes for the PPP.Most of these parent and guardian who received this money did not buy uniform or books for their children,some of these children do not even attend school,the money were spent on other things.
These money weren’t beneficially spent on the school children and no one from the education department ever monitored it to see if these children whose parents received the money children were attending schools.As a little boy I had to help my parents in the rice field to plant and reap the rice when school was closed so my parents can get money to feed my 7 brothers and 2 sisters and buy school clothes,books,shoes we never depended on We Care vouchers,in fact there were nothing like help or We Care $ 10,000.If our school uniforms was torn,my mother would patch it and we will attend school with it, sometimes we would go to school without shoes when it was damaged.
The the only thing we received in our school days was 2 cups of milk and biscuits from the school feeding programme,there was nothing like brand name pants,shirts,shoes.boots,my mother after receiving money from my father paddy crop would go to the shop and buy the cloth and we would go to the village tailor,he will then sewed our school pants and shirts,without help from government I managed to get a higher education .I first started out school at St Agnes Anglican School,Danielstown,some 2 miles away from home,every morning and afternoon I would walk to school,life was no bed of roses.I later attended Rosignol secondary school in Berbice a very far county from my home and later went to Berbice High School in New Amsterdam.
My parents made a lot of sacrifice to educate 9 children without one penny assistance from government,I also made that same sacrifice for my two sons without We Care and they were able to attend CPCE,GSA,and the University of Guyana where both of them gained a degree with credit.They are now doing their masters degrees overseas.Education is better than silver and gold,knowledge is a treasure seek it,don’t depend on hand out from any government if you want an education,just make the sacrifice and don’t let no political party use you for their personal agenda or gains.A parent duty is to look after and take care of their children from nursery to university.
Yours faithfully.
Mohamed Khan.
