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It is senseless to delay the inevitable
Dear Editor,
To somehow delay the inevitable result of losing a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly and going to early elections, President Donald Ramotar prorogued Parliament in November of 2014. Although this tactic provided a brief respite, elections were inevitable, and the result is now history. The PPP 23-year old reign of marginalization and corruption came to a crashing end.
Fast-track to 2018. The APNU+AFC Coalition was defeated in a vote of no-confidence on December 21. But their tactics at potentially delaying the inevitable has been a bit more creative. They’ve belatedly enlisted the help of an Attorney who enjoys the public image of ‘respectable’ to conjure up loopholes that at best, can be used as a basis for litigation – delay tactics – or to proffer that the Speaker can somehow reverse his rightful decision to carry the motion through, after it was defeated.
The Attorney’s selective interpretation of Article 106 and belated articulation of same may surprise some, but with large investments at stake, one should be surprised that he did not concoct several more arguments to show why the motion failed, just in case one of them cannot hold up.
The government has since indicated that a sub-committee of Cabinet has been established to make recommendations on the way forward following Friday’s vote in the National Assembly. This case is, however, very simple. A motion of no-confidence in the administration was brought forward and passed by a majority of MPs, thereby triggering the fall of the government and elections in 90-days.
Go to the polls and let Guyanese decide on a government of their choice. Any manoeuvre to delay or subvert the democratic process will further diminish the already deteriorating image of the APNU+AFC government. Its fate would be sealed like that of the PPP after Ramotar’s prorogation manoeuvre.
Yours respectfully,
Selwyn Paul
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