RMG leadership unity before poll

We are greatly heartened, therefore, by these developments that go to address three major concerns dogging the future of the RMG sector on the back of the challenges faced in the post-MFA quota-free regime. First of all, internal unity needed to be ensured to ward off any extraneous divisive interference. Secondly, dissent within a dynamic, export-oriented business community may not be bad in itself, but when stretched to a point of exploitable divisiveness it can be patently self-injurious. Thirdly, a pre-poll unity translated into a common panel participation in the election is a potential insurance for continuity of unified leadership for the advancement of the RMG sector after the polls.

The leaders of the garment sector deserve felicitations on attaining a consensual position to work together going beyond the eight-month presidencies. This is good augury, especially when they have decided to accord priority to rehabilitating the sick units.

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Now, the election will have to be a resounding success by virtue of an impressive voter turn-out, without which, to be honest, the consensus reached by the leaders will not be truly vindicated at the electorate level.

While the compromise reached within the RMG sector leadership is an affirmation of their sagacity, we cannot be oblivious of the blatant governmental interference that preceded it in different shapes and forms, something that must be scrupulously avoided in the best professional interest of the garments association.