Heads must roll

The MP was just about to be sworn into office as a minister but assumed she had the right to bring anyone she wanted to President’s House. Because she was going to be made a minister, the security personnel did not feel it was within their power to question the incoming minister.

This is a norm in our small society, where position or influence endows one with “powers that (they) don’t have.” No little security person dares question the actions of the minister-to-be, not even where the security of the President and Prime Minister is involved.

That, unfortunately, is the culture of our little slice of paradise, which basically accounts for the failure of the authorities to deal with the multitude of misdeeds of the leaders of the country.

The action of the Prime Minister may sound the clarion call for change of this reprehensible, demeaning behaviour, if such action can be sustained.

Heads must roll when such behaviour is engaged in for people to realise that they cannot continue to disregard security or protocol because they hold high office.

KARAN MAHABIRSINGH Carapichaima