The reported signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by our Governors under the aegis of Governors’ Forum with Harvard University shows complete lack of understanding of how public resources should be applied to lift our people out of the cesspit of poverty. It is truly unbelievable that our Governors could even think of such a wasteful project as enhancing their capacities through a stint at Harvard or at any University outside our shores, at a time when governance properly so-called is at a standstill all over the country. We need to know who would be paying for the workshops and seminars-for that is what such stints invariably boil down to? How long would the Governors and their aides be off-duty? Even if the seminars are self-funded, I would still describe them as insensitive distraction and waste of resources.
The decision by the Forum is extremely insensitive and reckless. The office of Governor of a State is not an avenue for amassing-one can hardly think of a better word now!-certificates and diplomas. It is a pedestal for service. A Governor ought to have his ideas on governance before running. If he does not then he can hardly be of any use. They should abandon the MOU without further delay. It is as I said an insensitive distraction.
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This misadventure by the Forum forcibly cautions us not to suffer contraptions such as the Governors’ Forum to thrive. America may have its equivalent of that Forum, but American politicians don’t exhibit the same disdain for decency that ours have made an article of faith. May be the time has come for the citizens to call for the dismantling of the Forum.
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