EDITORIAL

Where are we going under this Government?

The destructive re-structuring of government ministries and departments are still going on.  Although it is at a slower pace, it is still painful and shocking.  This is not a well thought-out plan; it is an attempt to silence those who would speak out against injustice or who will not bow down to injustices as currently being practiced by the government.  People who spoke about the wisdom of their policies are now telling us that we should come together to bear the suffering and pain that their policies are now inflicting on us!  When we speak out against these same policies, we are told that our complaints were mere attempts at populist politics.  No one in the SPPF wants to shoulder responsibility for the pain and suffering being inflicted on the most vulnerable in society.  Nothing is being done to protect the most worst off under the present circumstances - inflicted upon us by the SPPF and there is no end in sight.  The simple truth and the only reason is because the SPPF do not believe in dialogue and consultation.  Under the SPPF the need for dialogue and consultation is not part.  The SPPF will only consult when all avenues of action have been thoroughly exhausted.  This can be seen by the effects of the failed policies they are implementing and have been implementing for the last thirty one years.  Did the SPPF ask for dialogue and consultation during the implementation phase of these policies?  No, they did not.  It is only when faced with failure that they would want to talk.  The only conversation that can be had with the government in such circumstances is to ask where we are going and at the same time hope that we will not get there. Because they are heading towards more disaster!

October 26, 2007
Copyright 2007: Seychelles Weekly, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles