It has become painfully clear that the failure of some public officers to carry out government policy is not mere incompetence or accident; it reeks of deliberate sabotage. This urgent situation demands immediate attention. When invoices are deliberately stalled and vendors left unpaid, the result is frustration for hardworking Bahamians and a calculated attempt to weaken public confidence in the government itself.
Small businesses that depend on government contracts are the lifeblood of our economy. Their plight is a stark reminder of the real impact of these acts of sabotage. When their invoices are dishonoured, they cannot pay their staff or meet obligations and are pushed to the brink of collapse. This is not just inefficiency—it is economic warfare aimed at turning citizens against the administration working to uplift them.
Let us not pretend otherwise. Many of these acts of resistance are intentional, orchestrated by opposition sympathizers who have infiltrated the public service and now use their positions to undermine progress. They hope that by frustrating vendors and stalling programs, they can create the false impression that the government is failing.
In reality, sabotage from within blocks delivery, which is dangerous and unacceptable. The will of the people, expressed at the ballot box, is being quietly strangled by unelected individuals who put politics above service, which is not how democracy should function. The people did not vote for bureaucratic obstruction—they voted for change, progress, and relief.
There has been consistent resistance to honouring government commitments to vendors, but some Permanent Secretaries and Financial Officers are bragging about not honouring commitments. They know the frustration would cause the government to have a black eye. The same perpetrators are consistent. People have been complaining, but their complaints have been brushed aside.
Some FO especially Parks and Beaches, Urban Renewal and others blatantly defy instructions and dare anyone to make them. The government must deal with this cancer firmly. Those caught sabotaging policy implementation should face the full weight of disciplinary action, including removal from positions of trust. Public officers serve the Bahamian people, not a political party. We are committed to ensuring this.
If these internal acts of resistance are not confronted head-on, the nation will continue to suffer. Sabotage cannot succeed. The people deserve to see the policies they voted for translated into action, not sabotaged by hidden hands working against them. The longer we delay action, the more the people’s trust in the government will erode.
The government must move intentionally to destroy the weeds that suffocate or interfere with positive growth and make no apologies because it is very clear that the culprits are carrying out an agenda of opposition.
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