Pensioned Priest Speaks
Up
Did everyone hear and watch Wavel Ramkalawan on SBC this week,
prime time, normally afforded only to State House directives?
Run In Elections In
spite of No Reform
After declaring in 2011 after the Presidential elections,
that SNP will no longer participate in elections until electoral reforms
promised in 1992 are in place, Mr. Ramkalawan made an astounding unprecedented declaration
that SNP is now going into elections as a party, in spite any electoral reforms
being passed by the PL ex SPPF government.
Why The Opposition
Boycott
The issue of boycott centered around the critical issue of
the essence of Democracy in as much as best
democratic practice promised in 1992, as exposed by and advanced by SFP were
not being implemented after 20 years of making the commitment by the SPPF cum
PL.
SNP jumped on this bandwagon and boycotted National Assembly
elections after Ramkalawan made a very poor showing in the Presidential
elections and garnered only 32% of the vote. He was not even close to winning
in the last Presidential election, and opted to Boycott upcoming elections, and
pension out at a nice SCR. 45,000.00 per month for himself. Later, this political
pay off (negotiated at State House with Michel and SNP) was kicked up to Scr.
60,000.00 per month or so in 2014 ( after PL amended the Emoluments Act.
Not bad for a covert Priest cum politician.
Such financial success in the mist of opposition, could teach
our popular Chairman at Seychelles Chamber of Commerce, Marco Francis, some
lessons on how to make money in a deep recession. He may consider, writing a
book, and sell it on Amazon.com, and cash in nicely, probably title: “How To Get Rich Losing Elections, Over and
Over, and Over Again”.
SNP Position in 2011
“SNP will not participate in any more elections until the
electoral reforms are place”.
SNP Position in 2015
“SNP will participate in elections”.
Where are the Reforms?
1.
The
Right of Overseas Seychellois to cast a vote in an election as per United
Nations Declaration of Human Rights and Conventions signed by SPPF, where is it
SNP? What happen? Les Tombe?
2.
The
dismantling of the District Administration apparatus (Delinking), as per the
recommendations of the Commonwealth for 20
years, where is it SNP? What happen? Les Tombe?
3.
Allowing
foreigners like Khalifa funding PL, and other parties, where is it SNP? What
happen? Les Tombe?
4.
The
list promised of foreigners sold Seychelles passports, acknowledged by PL to
have exceed 4,000 people, where is it SNP? What happen? Les Tombe?
5.
The
delinking of the Seychelles People’s Armed Forces from the PL Party, where is
it SNP? What happen? Les Tombe?
6.
Use
of government vehicles and fuel coupons in elections, where is it SNP? What
happen? Les Tombe?
7.
Redesigning
of Districts and creation of new Districts with PL supporters disproportionately living in the
Districts to guarantee a PL victory(the very illegal practice of Gerrymandering), where is it SNP? What happen?
Les Tombe?
8.
Delinking of the Office of The Commissioner of
Police and Seychelles Police Force from the ruling Party, where is it SNP? What
happen? Les Tombe, bannla?
9.
The
constitutional promise of SBC being Independent, where is it SNP? What happen?
Les Tombe?
1 The
Seychelles Human Rights Country Report, due every year since 1992, never filed
once, where is it SNP? What happen? Les Tombe, bannla?
I can write Ten (10) more points, but
I have a life. SNP should get a life,
shut down, and move on. The priest was nothing but an empty cassock, the rosary
he carried was made in China, blessed by Buddhists perhaps.
Most likely they got paid again.
Time to build another three (3) story
house overlooking poor, pathetic Victoria.
We need an Audit.
Sesel Pou Seselwa!
May God Bless All Freedom Loving Seychellois!
4 comments:
Time for Ramkalwan to call it quits, not run again. He will destroy the SNP.
Chris what are your options then. Let David Pierre give PL a semblance of democracy? I for one does not think opposition should partake in elections; however Michel can buy anyone to pretend there is an opposition in Seychelles. So where do we go from there if we keep boycotting?
The situation Seychelles is in is perplexing on the surface. Dig deep it is not.
The SPPF have a purchase -lease program in play with political opposition.
This is evident now to us all since 1992.
While we have grappled to expose this for years, today, this is no longer the task as you rightly highlight, David Pierre is a fake opposition.
To deal with the SPPF PL strategy, running in an election without any democratic credentials in place and commitments held, only gives the regime credit.
David Pierre gives PL nominal credit, to maximum credit.
We have seen that a country with nominal credit loses investors, struggles economically.
Seychelles cannot survive 5 more years with David Pierre and no reforms.
Unless SNP gives PL moderate credit.
This is what is happening.
By breaking his commitment to press for reforms, Ramkalawan has opted into the lend -Lease SPPF PL program in exchange for moderate credibility.
But no reforms in place.
Even the Electoral Commission is breaking the law to jump start elections by the Commissioner occupying two posts to redesign districts on his own.
The time to unite in Boycott with protest is now.
In common cause, common commitment is where our voice rests, not in a fake set up.
Christopher Gill
Cont
In a fake set up, there will still be no SBC independence. The Police will still be control by PL and not Independent. The Army will still be the army of a party, not a country. Districts will be created, and the opposition will just whine over it in the National Assembly. Overseas voters will still not vote, though they have that right guaranteed under UN treaty.
Politics in a mature democracy means your vote counts. In a country that said democracy 22 years ago and the conditions promised 22 years ago are still not implemented, tactics must be different and non conventional.
Christopher Gill
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