Ministers come in for special praise for performance
DEAR EDITOR,
The public is delighted so far, after just over five months in office, with the government’s delivery of various promises made in its manifesto – the contract it made with the people to win their vote. This is one of several findings from an opinion poll I conducted among the population over the past 10 days.
The public has been very impressed with the performance of many Ministers, who have received a high rating for “achievement,”. These Ministers, as well as the Prime Minister and the President, have also come in for special praise for their interaction with the public and on the implementation of development plans. They are down to earth, humble, and in touch with ordinary people.
Those who have been called out for their performance include: Indar Deodat (Infrastructure), Anil Nandlall (Attorney General), Collin Croal (Housing), Zulfikar Mustapha (Agriculture), Juan Edghill (Infrastructure), Vickram Bharrat (Energy) , Susan Pariag (Public Administration), Kwame McCoy (State Media and Information), Nigel Dharamlall (Local Government), Vindhya Persaud (Social Services), Frank Anthony (Health), among others. Respondents say that government Ministers are very friendly to people compared to some Ministers of the previous coalition regime.
Respondents in the opinion poll indicate that Ministers Indar Deodat and Zulfikar Mustapha respond very promptly to complaints about flooding and poor roads. They do their job effectively and efficiently. Indar Deodat’s experience in the private sector is a tremendous asset to Public Infrastructure leading to his Ministry getting work done quickly. Kwame McCoy is described as a very hard worker and knows that the media is very important. Croal is empathetic towards the poor to get them to settle much quickly. Bharrat quickly learns energy issues. Dharamlall is down to earth addressing local development. Nandlall towers over the other Ministers in terms of similarity and popularity. Respondents describe him as a giant in the legal field. Nandlall who came to government with experience as PE is highly intelligent, confident in himself, articulate, witty and experienced.
When asked who was a more effective Attorney General, Nandlall bets Basil Williams 71 percent to 12 percent, with 17 percent not offering a response.
When asked to rate the performance of various Ministers as positive or negative or no, Nandlall scores 83 percent-8 percent-9 percent, Indar scores 72 percent-18 percent-10 percent, Zulfikar scores 73 percent -19 percent -8 percent, Kwame scores 63 percent-28 percent-9 percent, Croal scores 70 percent-19 percent-11 percent, and Edghill scores 65 percent-27 percent-8 percent.
Respondents were asked which government performed better in dealing with various issues. Voters say the PPP / C administration has done far more than the APNU + AFC coalition to create jobs (69 percent to 18 percent), save agriculture (72 percent to 14 percent), help farmers (79 percent to 11 percent), revolving around the economy (61 percent to 31 percent), attracting investments (70 percent to 19 percent), and falling pollution (56 percent to 38 percent). (Numbers do not add up to 100 per cent because some respondents did not offer to respond to the questions).
Truly
Vishnu Bisram (Pollster)