Not so, Mr Manning

THE EDITOR: The crass insensibility of the current Prime Minister of TT to the People of the Nation is once more being demonstrated. What gives Mr Manning the impression that he can unilaterally make a decision to move the seat of Government of the Republic? He is once more displaying most unpleasant autocratic tendencies. Not even Dr Williams would have made a decision like that without taking it to the people for consideration — he had more sense than that. Mr Manning has already displayed his disrespect for our National Constitution in his all for prorogation of Parliament in April 02 . He is further disrespecting the expressed wish of his late leader in his stated intent to have a bust of Dr Williams installed in Parliament (his new Parliament presumably).

This desire to go down in the history books in a big way is becoming somewhat ridiculous. He will go down in the history books, but perhaps not in the manner in which he would like. Largest and least productive Cabinet amongst them. It is further to be hoped that all nationals of TT will let Mr Manning know that he does not have “carte blanche” to do as he pleases. This is not his nation, it is our nation. Trinidadians (and Tobagonians) must now “stand up” and remind Manning of this important fact — your national patrimony is being sold out in his selfish quest for eternal remembrance.

VIRGINIA VERITY
Port-of-Spain