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Nov 01, 2014 News
By Kiana Wilburg
It appears that President Donald Ramotar may have closed the doors in the face of Opposition Leader, David Granger
as it relates to further discussions on Local Government Elections. President Ramotar recently stated at the National Toshao’s Conference that in his opinion, it would be rather foolish to call a date for Local Government Elections. Granger, at his coalition’s press conference yesterday, disclosed that after hearing such statements, further talks with the government would simply be “pointless.”
Asked by media operatives whether he believes he was tricked into thinking that the President was serious about having fruitful talks on the subject, the leader of A Partnership for National Unity stated, “I won’t say I was duped. I was fulfilling my constitutional obligation as Opposition Leader and the meeting was held at his (President Donald Ramotar’s) request and there was no outcome and he has made a statement at the conference. I believe that it is the last word.”
Considering the President’s position, Granger was subsequently questioned on whether he will now focus his energies towards the No-Confidence Motion. The Opposition Leader told the media that his coalition never ceased in its support for the Motion and has made clear on several occasions that it is committed to lending its support whenever it is brought before the National Assembly. He maintained however, that APNU will continue to protest and call for the holding of Local Government Elections.
Granger was also faced with the question as to whether it is too early to close the door on talks for the Election but the Opposition Leader said, “I haven’t closed the door, the President did. Tell him to open up… He is not doing us a favour, this is a constitutional obligation.”
The APNU Leader was also asked if there was anything else he could do to pressure the government with regard to having positive discussions on the Election, but Granger gave a wide smile and asserted, “We will continue to operate within the law.”
Also lending support to Granger’s position on this matter was the APNU’s General Secretary, Joseph Harmon. The politician expressed disdain for statements expressed by President Donald Ramotar at the Conference to the effect that he is unwilling to name a date for Local Government Elections “because of how it would look.”
In similar vein, the General Secretary asked the government to ponder, “How does it look for Guyana when a President can breach the clear terms of the Constitution regarding Local Government Elections? How does it look that in 2013, it announced a list of investors for the Marriot Hotel and as we are near the ending of 2014, we don’t have a cent invested by a private investor? How does it look when the President ordered an investigation into the National Communications Network fraud and the report is on his desk and he has taken no action on it? How is it looking when the Attorney General, Anil Nandlall is caught on tape using profanities and dealing with matters which are criminally related and the administration hugs him?..”
The General Secretary stated that government’s new found excuse of “how things will look” is not only distastefully ironic but obviously cannot be used in light of its glaring discrepancies.
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