Colombia President, Not
Keeping His Promises
BOGOTA - President Alvaro Uribe has not kept
his promises to the Colombian people during
his term of office, experts reported.
Uribe, whose national administration
concludes in August, has participated in
about 280 community councils since he
occupied Casa Narino in 2002.
During this time and in exchanges with the
public in different regional communities,
the president made more than 4,780 promises,
according to a count broadcast by Radio
Caracol station.
However, it was announced that even in 2010,
34 percent of these promises are still being
executed or they simply never became a
reality.
Referring to a geographic distribution of
promises, the departments that have heard
more oratory from the president are
Cundinamarca, Antioquia, Valle del Cauca,
Bolivar, Santander, Cauca, and Magdalena.
Most proposals of the head of state referred
to public health and jobs, but he also spoke
of changes in road infrastructure,
transportation and in the agricultural
sector.
A week ago, a group of political leaders in
Cucuta recommended the citizens to refrain
from participating in the meetings planned
by Uribe.
According to counselor victor Suarez,
general unrest arose because many residents
in the North of Santander said the Bogota
government did not answer to concerns of the
inhabitants of those jurisdictions.
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