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(Guest Column)<\/strong><\/p>

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By Rawlston Pompey<\/strong><\/p>\n

In public administration as in informal organizations and institutions, leadership has never been without difficulties and\/or challenges. Among that which is most problematic are those affecting human attitude and behavior. There is erratic and errant behavior, as there are incidence of dishonesty and skullduggery. While societal status and organizational affiliation often cloud visions to see to act, sustained public pressure, invariably, has been the driving force for decisive actions. For those who are born with, or have acquired the necessary leadership and management skills, scientific and commonsense approaches to problematic situations, hard times and difficult people, have often see them through. This commentary looks at \u2018…Ministerial Sackings\u2019 across the region.<\/p>

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MINISTERIAL DEMISE<\/p>

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Though sacking of government ministers is steeped in history, few had faced a Judge and Jury. Breaches, such as that world-renowned social commentator Slinger Francisco \u2018Mighty Sparrow\u2019 sang about, speak to \u2018abuse of power and privilege.\u2019 Research has shown that early in his \u2018Independence tenure,\u2019 public pressure and a Commission of Inquiry\u2019 had forced then Prime Minister Dr. Eric Williams into discretely coercing former Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Patrick Solomon to resign his position.\u2019 Then acting in the capacity of Prime Minister, un-authoritatively, he removed his stepson from police custody. Provoking outrage and protests, he had incurred the wrath of the public, precipitating his \u2018Ministerial Demise\u2019 [1964]. Amazed that a subordinate rank in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service could report his Minister, the Mighty Sparrow asked, \u2018…Where in the world has you could find democracy so; …Except Trinidad and Tobago.\u2019 With some witticism, he continued \u2018…Acting like a Lord, he died by the sword.\u2019 For other reasons, Ministers are sacked, and if that is considered democracy, then it appears to be slowly spreading across the region.<\/p>\n

TRUST AND FORTITUDE<\/p>

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It has long been accepted that \u2018…Public office is public trust.\u2019 Though a single breach may not necessarily have deleterious effect on the office holder, repetitive breaches could spell dismissal and\/or criminal prosecution. Guided by democratic principles, no one is allowed to interfere with, or usurp powers residing with the Commissioner of Police or take the law in their own hand. Had Dr. Solomon been criminally prosecuted, he may have been found guilty of \u2018Perverting the course of justice.\u2019 Even then, two trusted friends and colleagues, Prime Minister Gaston Browne and former Tourism and Energy Minister had not yet seen the \u2018…rising of the sun.\u2019 Yet they may have learned from history that which obtained then, and that which is inevitable now. Equally as much, no one is allowed to enrich themselves at public expense. Those with testicular, intestinal or other fortitude, continued to sack Ministers who reportedly ran afoul of ethics and morality. Though himself had \u2018an ugly close shave,\u2019 among them was Premier, Sir George H. Walter. Prompted by \u2018…public disquiet, disgust and distrust\u2019 and his own displeasure, he sacked his brother \u2018Selvin Walter and Home Affairs Minister Donald Halstead\u2019 [1971-1976].<\/p>\n

BLUNT AND RUTHLESS<\/p>

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While ministers have been sacked for \u2018…ministerial incompetence, non-conformity, incompatibility, dissent or lack of support of governmental plans, policies, procedures and programmes,\u2019 others have been sacked for stepping outside the \u2018…Corridors of Honesty and Integrity.\u2019 For all intents and purposes, several regional leaders had or demonstrated a resolve or declared intention to end practices reasonably suspected to be associated with \u2018Bribery and Corruption.\u2019 The readily identifiable leaders, include \u2018…former Prime Minister Dr. Eric Williams [Trinidad &Tobago]; …Sir George H. Walter and Sir Lester B. Bird [Antigua & Barbuda]; former Prime Ministers Tillman Thomas [Grenada] and the indomitable Kamla Persaud-Bissessar\u2019 [Trinidad &Tobago]. Never once in her troubled tenure, did her fortitude waiver. Blunt and ruthless, fearless, steadfast and clinical, she had removed elements likely to bring her administration into disrepute.<\/p>

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SITUATIONALLY DISPENSABLE<\/p>\n

Man, a wanting animal, is as exploitatively vulnerable, as he is susceptible to influences that has often made him \u2018Situationally Dispensable.\u2019 While for some regional leaders, it has never been easy sacking Cabinet colleagues, for others, it has never been difficult. It is the experience that dispensing with portfolioed Cabinet Ministers often speaks to conduct not in keeping with an administration\u2019s \u2018vision and aim.\u2019 Thus, those who chose to deviate, harbouring feelings of indispensability, had often experienced a \u2018rude awakening.\u2019 While regional people sometimes ponder, there has been set precedence of \u2018Ministerial Sackings.\u2019<\/p>\n

WEALTH AND INFLUENCE<\/p>\n

In the secular world, such conduct is classified as bribery. Linked to corruption, bribery speaks to \u2018an illegitimate incentivised reward.\u2019 The law defines bribery, a corrupt act as \u2018…The offering to, or receiving by any person of any undue reward in order to induce him to do, or to reward him for doing something contrary to the rules of honesty and integrity.\u2019 This may include \u2018…substantial monetary considerations; …expensive jewellery and all expenses-paid travel and awarding obscured governmental contracts\u2019 [Criminal Law: PPH: p 150]. Research has shown that people with wealth and power of influence have clandestinely offered monetary considerations for favors of one kind or another. Such speaks to a mind conditioned and conduct calculated to induce \u2018actions and\/or omissions\u2019 designed to bring about specific desired results.<\/p>\n

DESTINY AND DISASTER<\/p>\n

As a global phenomenon, \u2018corruption, bribery and nepotism\u2019 are said to be among the most rampant in governance and formal and informal organisations. That which has rocked \u2018FIFA and the United Nations speaks to such phenomenon. In an attempt to ensure \u2018…responsible ministerial behavior; …integrity in public life; …transparency and accountability\u2019 by those holding public office, certain conduct invariably dictates certain courses of action. Frequently, some courses of action are either perceived to be hasty, irrational or acrimonious. Individuals caught in these, though willing participants often see themselves as victims. They are not only the \u2018…Masters of their own Destiny,\u2019 but also of Disasters.\u2019<\/p>\n

ARREST ON FOREIGN SOIL<\/p>\n

When there is nothing to conceal or kept secret, such traits are not dispensable. Prime Minister Gaston Browne [Antigua & Barbuda] may lay claim to a notch on the slowly growing list of \u2018decisive, dogmatic and ruthless and fearless leaders. The arrest on foreign soil of then Tourism, Economic Development and Energy Minister Asot Michael,\u2019 has not only sparked intense public debates, but also an unscheduled Cabinet meeting. ], this appeared to have been a purely \u2018academic interest exercise.\u2019 The latter appeared to have been a purely \u2018academic interest exercise\u2019 since there had been official revelations that \u2018appointment revocation advice\u2019 had been expeditiously dispatched to His Excellency, Governor General Sir Rodney Williams [Antigua News Room: October 23, 2017]. Though the course of action had raised concerns over democratic principles and issues of natural justice, in giving acute consideration, foremost would have been \u2018protecting the national interests.\u2019<\/p>\n

FALLEN COMRADE<\/p>\n

When Prime Minister Gaston Browne announced, in absentia, that the former Minister had been relieved of his ministerial responsibilities, likened to grey clouds ominously hovering in the sky, somberness descended upon the nation. The citizens had been engulfed by \u2018shock and awe.\u2019 Colleagues who appeared baffled sought to hold on to their innocence, while the citizenry held on to their ignorance. That which is known is that a \u2018Comrade had fallen.\u2019 The unprecedented developments had generated much national and regional interest and a wave of debates. Seemingly seized of \u2018privileged information,\u2019 and cognizant of implications for his administration\u2019s integrity and seeking to stave off potential disrepute from his fledgling administration, without hesitation or rancor, relieved his Cabinet colleague, Tourism and Energy Minister Asot Michael of his ministerial responsibilities. Thus, without pomp and ceremony or fanfare, \u2018an organisation loyalist; …parliamentary colleague; …speaker of eloquence, passion and conviction; …a friend and confidante and the \u2018obscured brain-child\u2019 of the contentious revenue-generator \u2018Citizen by Investment Programme (CIP),\u2019 had been effectively removed from the novelty of public life.<\/p>\n

CLINICAL CHANGES<\/p>\n

In his summation of how to deal with non-conforming or errant members, in simple, but colorful expressions of former Prime Ministers Tilman Thomas [Grenada] and Kamla Persaud-Bissessar [Trinidad &Tobago], Faced with \u2018dissident behavior and dishonesty,\u2019 resolutely, he said \u2018…The time has come for some clinical changes.\u2019 When he reportedly caught Foreign Trade Minister Joseph Gilbert attempting to \u2018…mislead the Cabinet on a controversial Casino issue,\u2019 he summarily relieved him of his portfolio [The News Today: July 19, 2012]. An assurance of the granting of a \u2018Casino Licence\u2019 to a foreign investor may have raised reasonable suspicion of an assurance influenced by \u2018questionable benefits.\u2019<\/p>\n

CORRUPT PRACTICES<\/p>\n

In the case of Kamla Persaud-Bissessar, there was clear resolve in tackling \u2018systemic corrupt practices; …fraud and theft; …financial discrepancies and inappropriate conduct\u2019 in her administration. Determined to end these practices, in one fell swoop \u2018six Ministers were decapitated from their ministries.\u2019 In rather strong language, she sternly warned, \u2018…I will not sit idly by while the office of Ministry of National Security, the Attorney General, and the Police Complaints Authority (PCA) are compromised; …These office holders cannot remain in those positions\u2019 [Antillean Media Group: February 2, 2013].<\/p>\n

RESIGNED OR SACKED<\/p>\n

By the end of a \u2018Tenure of Turbulence,\u2019 the indomitability of her nature and decisiveness of leadership saw some \u201820 Cabinet Ministers, including former Justice Minister Herbert Volney and Attorney General Anand Ramlogan\u2019 [Trinidad Express: September 20, 2012] and the controversial Jack Warner had either been forced to \u2018Resign or Sacked\u2019 [[May 2010 – September 2015]. Both Justice Minister and Attorney General were accused of \u2018…serious misrepresentations\u2019 over a fictional proclamation of a controversial Section 34 that would have allowed for 20 notorious criminals and fraudsters, including governmental contractors to be set free of their charges.<\/p>\n

SOBER DECISIONS – JUST SOCIETY<\/p>\n

Two years before independence, social commentator Joseph Hunte, \u2018Calypso Joe,\u2019 had envisioned that which lies ahead. Sensitising the populace, he said, \u2018…We have a nation to build and a country to mould.\u2019 He cautioned \u2018…Only sober decisions will show that we come of age\u2019 [1979].Before some \u2018ministerial sackings,\u2019 a keenly observant social commentator, Sir MacLean Emmanuel \u2018King Short Shirt\u2019 had made a passionate plea to those who lead, for \u2018…corruption to cease and nepotism to decrease.\u2019 Moreover, he wants not \u2018…just a society, but a Just Society\u2019 [The Pledge: 1981]. Considering human behavior and the decisions and choices made, man had clandestinely and fraudulently schemed, and soberly executed their schemes for financial gain. Invariably some decisions were often fraught with \u2018danger, disaster and destruction.\u2019<\/p>\n

CONTRIBUTORY DEDUCTIONS<\/p>\n

After Independence, he has seen his nation battling with scandals of one kind or another. Likened to fellow-social commentator, Sir Paul \u2018King Obstinate\u2019 Richards, he would have taken umbrage to the corruptible exploits of a few public officers. Referring to the sale of land, \u2018King Obstinate\u2019 was concerned that \u2018…the black politicians, sell off me black birth right.\u2019 When revelations of fraudulent activities were draining the financial strength of the Medical Benefits Scheme (MBS), public pressure, evidenced by some 12, 000 people had petitioned Governor General, Sir James B. Carlisle. There were allegations of \u2018…mismanagement, mal-spending and siphoning off \u2018Contributory Deductions\u2019 from the accounts of the Benefits Scheme (MBS). These were legitimate reasons in demanding protection of their \u2018…Contributory Deductions and accountability of expenditure.\u2019<\/p>\n

CESSPOOL OF CORRUPTION<\/p>\n

Speaking publicly to the issue, former Health Minister Bernard Percival, charged with responsibility for the \u2018MBS,\u2019 revealed an inherited \u2018…Cesspool of Corruption\u2019 [1999]. However, as fate would have it, he was fingered in its making. Consequently, the people demanded the setting up a Commission of Inquiry. Initiating pre-emptive action, Sir Lester Bird sacked former Health Minister Bernard Percival and Attorney General Dr. Errol Cort.\u2019 They were accused of \u2018…violating the benefit plan\u2019 [CAMagazine: 2002]. The former Attorney General argued that such action amounted to disguised \u2018…acrimony.\u2019 Caving in to public demand, conduct of the Inquiry and subsequent criminal proceedings resulted in the conviction of the Scheme\u2019s Accountant and Minister with responsibility. Ironically, the \u2018Accountant was slapped a two-year jail term, while the Minister escaped incarceration with a negligible fine\u2019 [April 4, 2011]. *****<\/p>\n

To be continued.<\/p>\n

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