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By Latoya Giles General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party,Wholesale China Jerseys, Clement Rohee has urged Government to move expeditiously to establish the Walter Rodney commission of inquiry. Rohee made the statement yesterday at the party’s weekly press briefing.“The party hopes that 2014 will bring forth the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry to inquire into the facts and circumstances surrounding the death of Dr. Walter Rodney,” Rohee said.Dr. Walter Rodney was a prominent historian, political activist and scholar, who was assassinated in Guyana on June 13, 1980. According to Rohee, the mystery, suspicion and controversy which surrounds the death of Dr. Rodney has left an indelible stain on the country’s political landscape and indeed on the image of the Nation-State of Guyana.Rohee noted that calls for such an inquiry have come from throughout the Caribbean,Cheap Jerseys From China, the United States, the continent of Africa and indeed, from intellectuals, Pan-Africanists, and defenders of freedom and democracy everywhere.“In his short but illustrious life, Dr. Rodney’s intellectual prowess, and political discourses and activism have captured the imagination, admiration and aspirations of people all over the globe,Cheap NFL jerseys China,” Rohee told the media. The general secretary explained that an inquiry into his death is indeed long overdue. He said that since June 2005, a Motion was unanimously moved and passed in the National Assembly, calling for such an Inquiry.Rohee explained that the said Motion,Cheap NFL Jerseys co, ex facie, recognizes that “On the 13th June, 1980,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, Dr. Walter Rodney, a distinguished Guyanese scholar, was assassinated by explosion which occurred in his car at John and Hadfield Streets, Georgetown…Dr. Rodney was at the time of his death, an eminent political leader engaged in a struggle against authoritarian rule for democracy and social justice…There have been calls for a full investigation into the assassination of Dr. Walter Rodney, which have received broad support.”He said that there have since been calls for persons including political parties, NGO’s among others who may have information or evidence which may be relevant or likely to be of assistance to the Commission, to bring same forth.Rohee held the view that the commission will put to rest many important questions which have been left unanswered for too long.“The PPP believes that these answers will heal many historical wounds; will close many doors of political suspicions and will be part of a healing process which is so necessary, if we are to find political consensus, as we work towards building a Guyana which is Peaceful,Cheap NHL Jerseys, Prosperous and Progressive and one in which every Guyanese feels that he or she has an equal opportunity to realize his or her potential” Rohee posited. |
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