Our leaders must come clean, we are demanding the highest standard in this season

Dear Editor, As a people we have to start setting at least some minimum standards for our leadership, particularly at the levels of President and Prime Minister. Our leaders should come into positions of leadership, especially these two positions with some core values and principles which will guide their decision making and journey as leaders.

We have to also begin to train our children and young people to become leaders. The young student who attained the first position for the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) this year, indicated that she would also like to become President of Guyana. We have to develop leadership qualities in our children and young people and inculcate in them the requisite values, lifestyle and principles for high offices in our country.

Some of our current leaders on both sides who may have their eyes on the Presidency and Prime Minister position have a lot of baggage and they need to come clean. Guyana is a small place and people talk eh! I am all for forgiving wrongdoings because I believe that the love of God covereth a multitude of sins but our leaders must come clean.

Some of our leaders wake up one day after doing all sorts of things and realize that they want to run for high office; nothing is wrong with that but they must come clean. Repent, ask for our forgiveness, let’s know what you will do differently; and let’s move on.

Our leaders must understand that the season for doing whatever they want and leading however they want, has ended; this is a new season, we are demanding the