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From L – R: President Irfaan Al,i Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water Susan Rodrigues Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh and Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd during a walk about at the Leonora market (Photo: News Room/ April 09, 2022)
President Ali said plans to go out into communities were stalled by the COVID – 19 pandemic but already, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has kicked started these outreaches with one to Region Two and another to Region Ten just over a week ago.
“The region has been doing a good job connecting to people and reaching out but the administration and the public service have to come along and change the attitude.”
“…We cannot be lawmakers in a chair anymore. Society requires something that is different. They want to feel a part of it, they want to see these officials on the ground, connect with them and be part of what is happening.
“That’s why we can face the public, that is why we want to face the public…we want to be a government that is connected to the real issues and real problems,” President Ali contended.
The Head of State believes that keeping in touch with citizens, regardless of their political persuasions, and ensuring that there was a bottom-up approach to government policies would ensure buy-in.
“Many times, the government has brilliant initiatives but unless we are able to connect people with those initiatives and bring people along an understand from their interpretation then you will not get the full benefit of good policies,” the President posited.
