THOUGHTS: The wagons have already left the...

We are no longer at a crossroads. The trains have left the stations for a long time! About fifteen months have passed since the arrival of the government built around the Alliance of Change in power, proud of its phenomenal 60-0. So proud and probably boosted by this most unexpected “feel good factor”, most ministries and national agencies have taken refuge in well-wadded cocoons. And outside, in the morning, those who had furiously kicked out of the government a regime that was asphyxiating them with a stroke of their pen, wait patiently, champing at the bit, not seeing much coming... We identify a few sparks to try to wake up those of our elected officials who were partitioned into their “comfort zone”. With little success, alas! The waltz of the former DPM Paul Bérenger with his "I'm leaving, I'm staying" ended up taking a radical turn around a fortnight ago. During which some will have noted what we will describe as a "frenzy" coming from some of our elected officials and ministers, and on the other, state organizations to take the bull by the horns. In this path which seems hasty and rather irrational, essentially out of a desire to change the perception of âzot pa pe fer nargneâ, sacrifices on the altar of change, inevitably. One of them, the CEO of the National Agency for Drug Control (NADC), Dr. Fayzal Sulliman. A professional with a solid career and a long track record in the field of drug addiction – having worked here in the country with patients, but also at the international level, with the UNODC – he was chosen and appointed by PM Navin Ramgoolam, and ex-DPM Paul Bérenger. Eid 2025, Navin Ramgoolam prided himself on having placed this son of the soil without any political ties, at the head of one of the most important agencies in the country. However, this Wednesday, April 1, Dr. Sulliman was ousted in deafening silence. The rumors were that he had not delivered... A parade that regularly comes up in the mouths of politicians short of arguments. Two young people, in this case, Nadia Peerun and Kunal Naik, who cut their teeth in the private sector, have inherited major positions in this Musical Chair at the NADC. Above their heads now hangs, like a sword of Damocles, the commitment to “deliver”. Otherwise, these seats are brutally ejectable! Sam Lauthan – an old hand – and Fayzal Sulliman attest to this! The NADC is a state organization which has a crucial role in the current socio-economic context. With the growing number of young Mauritians falling victim to drugs – Brown Sugar and âsimikâ – it is the country's working force that is in danger. On the other hand, this youth also includes the country's intelligentsia