THE PROTECTION OF THEIR ILL-GOTTEN GAINS

On Thursday 21 February 2008 SBC TV, during the 8.00 pm TV news bulletin, aired with great fanfare the new committee headed by Vice President Belmont for promoting the 2008 theme “Year of Our Constitution”. However, during the interview the real reason for the year of our Constitution became apparent. President James Michel had, in the promotion of his “25 – 0” national assembly election campaign, came out and promised that those election laws were never for amendments to the constitution. Yet, we now have a panel of lawyers, drawn-up by the SPPF, under the directions of the SPPF and most likely sympathetic to the SPPF, studying the constitution to propose amendments to the constitution. This goes against what President Michel had promised. It again shows that President Michel only makes promises for what he can gain from the words of his promise. The threats that this proposition suggests are too huge to contemplate. President Michel has been making a lot of noise on the SBC over the last few weeks about corruption, good governance, accountability and transparency. He has even had bits and pieces of studies in this domain convey a false image of the true situation in Seychelles. Now to majestically cover-up the truth, he sends the Vice-President to tell us in half words the true reason for the year of our Constitution. Seychellois keep you eyes and ears open there are villains out there doing their utmost to protect their ill-gotten gains!!!