President Danny Rollen Faure- 100 Days!

President Danny Rollen Faure has completed his first key 100 days. The days past fast, with events uncontrollable by any, overtaking plans, but what has been critical we have witnessed a hard working, responsive President at State House. The critics of the " Pass Baton" protests led by LDS Leader Roger Mancienne, have regulated the " Pass Baton" protest to Ray Ray the Kat on Facebook, who uses a cartoon to send insulting messages to Faure, in an attempt to call early elections. All is fair in love and war I suppose. However, we all know Faure was elected on a ticket, we are all glad Michel is gone, Ray Ray should calm the whiskers for the greater good of the country, allow Faure time to address the shortfalls he has inherited from an era gone by, then we can judge him, as the gabble rests ultimately, in the hands of Seychellois voters.

Faure Breaks Precedence Attends National Assembly

President Faure made history when immediately after inauguration, he went to the National Assembly, made a declaration, on how his government will work, and announced a full engagement with the Opposition led National Assembly. In his address he said: " we are here, in this cohabitation situation, because our people, the electorate chose that we should be in such a situation" . This means, Seychelles will have to now dialogue, negotiate, give an take, to move the country in its next step of development.

Faure Meets With Opposition Regularly At State House

Another ground breaking initiative Faure has implemented is to regularly meet with the Opposition at State House, to discuss pending issues of concern. In the past, Michel met with David Pierre only, and he is now an Ambassador. An excellent initiative, that is earning President Faure the respect of the People on all sides, aside from Ray Ray the Kat, who is confined to the world of extremism, because she is a cartoon, don't get me wrong, I find it funny, but highly inappropriate for the sensitive stage Seychelles is now at.
New Year - Turn A New Leaf

At the turn of the New Year, President Faure took a bigger historically significant step forward in Seychelles history that many are yet to understand the full consequences. He went on SBC, from State House gardens, announced that June 5 th, 1977 Liberation Day  ( coup d'etat day) will " no longer be celebrated in Seychelles, instead, it will be a working day ". If ever there was a political earthquake in Seychelles, this was it. The tremors registered in the hearts and minds of all Seychellois, who generally, all wanted an end to the recognition of this day of infamy to come to an end. Few expected such a bold step forward, by a young cadre of the hardline of SPPF as Danny Faure. President Faure listened to the Public outcry, he did the right thing. The Opposition needs to welcome this move, give it the historical weight measure, it merits, adjust their speech from violence, denigration, to simply: " Respect" for removing June 5 th from the calendar, which was done from State House, not by Opposition motion in the National Assembly, though we ask for it countless times.

Death of President James Mancham

The sudden death of Former President James Mancham shocked most of Seychelles. While some fake profiles associated with LDS were denigrating the dead, castigating him, calling for debate with one who cannot raise a tongue, President Faure announced: full military honors, full State Funeral. He further broke ground, beyond Mr. Mancham's expectations, that his final resting place, shall be in the gardens of State House, where June 5 th, 1977 events deposed him, where one party state divided Seychellois for 15 years, where the ushering of multi party was deliberated in the early mornings of October 1991.

Budget Blues
While President Faure was excelling on the national reconciliation scene, the annual budget presented before the National Assembly, was setting back the image of his government, with elementary issues on fiscal responsibility, accountability, and whether expenditures were bona fide or turns of the corruption wheel. The Army budget and process revealed double expenditures, unaccounted expenses, a private account independent of the Ministry of Finance. The Brigadier who defended the Budget was defensive, and displayed an overt coverup and refused to answer MNA questions on fund allocation.
This Brigadier is so old, he qualifies for a position at stone henge. Move him along, and audit his assets.

There was the rent fiasco at ESPACE which dampened the image of the Faure Administration. Submission of a line item for rent exceeding 300% rental market values displayed lack of attention to detail, a culture of encouraging largess instead of curbing largess. The statement of salaries at STB enraged country representatives in Europe, some threaten to walk off the job. Again, lack of attention to detail when dealing with Public finance. It seems a culture of abuse of funds has been institutionalize. Case in point was the Prison budget for vegetables, pork, chicken, fish. All the time, for years, it was revealed, the prison had no store keeper nor any store keeping procedures in place.
President Faure, Maxim Tirant, he is unqualified to be a consultant. Fire him!

LDS Promises To Burn The Mid Night Candle
The Opposition promised to burn the mid night candle on the Budget. By December 21, 2016 six of them were already on holiday over seas. After Christmas, while we in the Tourism Industry were working 12 hour shifts, they were frolicking in Dubai, swimming with dolphins ($600.0 per swim), hitting the shops on Orchid Road.

The Deputy Speaker ordered a " short break" - 30 days, then most MNA left the country all out, without a BUDGET being passed. They vowed to go back to BUDGET after February 14 th, 2017 State of The Nation Address.

If you could not pass a budget on its due date - in Donald Trumps company you would be : FIRED!

You folks need to adjust your tempo and get much more serious, so far you are looking a little like a half serious, half clown show.

We wish President Faure all the best in his efforts to sort out the mess. We encourage the LDS MNA group under Mr. Ramkalawan to get more serious about state affairs. Mr. Ramkalawan for his part needs to keep on doing a good job, but learn to open his heart to the cry for peace, progress, prosperity, in that context.  Do not be led astray by the extremist of your party, like Ray, Ray, as funny as they may sound.

Sesel Pou Seselwa!

May God Bless All Freedom Loving Seychellois!