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Report soon on way forward for constitutional reform – PM Nagamootoo
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo believes that with constitutional reform a new culture will emerge in
Prime Minister
Moses Nagamootoo
Guyana.
The Prime Minister who has responsibility for all governance matters, explained during an interview with the Government Information Agency that, “We believe in reviewing the constitution and changing some aspects. We may be able to bring about the over-arching principles that would guide a new political culture in Guyana, a new consultative, democratic and inclusive political culture.”
A six-member steering committee on constitutional reform was established by the Prime Minister in August 2015 with prominent attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes as the convener.
The committee has since presented an interim report.
The final report should have been presented at the end of March. However, as a result of the sudden death of one of the most experienced professionals on the subject, Haslyn Parris, the report has delayed.
The Prime Minister advised that he was assured by Hughes that the report will be submitted shortly. “He will be able to deliver the final report on the recommendations on how to proceed with constitutional reform in Guyana.”
Nagamootoo reminded that constitutional reform was one of the promises made during the elections campaign.
“We want constitutional reform to be on the front burner, based not on the in-fighting between political factions, but based on the supreme law that would deal with a country like ours, that would require a plural, inclusive, multi-party, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural system of governance so we don’t want this to be a rush-rush matter.”
The Prime Minister stated that the constitutional reform process has to be one where quality time will be invested and the advice of experts sought.
With regards to the latter, he said the experts would be those persons “who have advised other countries and governments in multi-ethnic societies, to be able to have some of the changes that would see us having a government that is more responsive to all the people of the country. No one needs to be afraid of being alienated or marginalised or discriminated against under the law.”
When the final report is received, the Prime Minister said he will further advise on the next step.
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