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Verdict in Presidential term limit court case looms
Chief Justice (Ag), Ian Chang is set to hand down a decision in a court case through which Georgetown resident Cedric Richardson is seeking an interpretation of the provisions in the constitution regarding the two-term limit for the Guyana presidency.
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo
The constitutional challenge to interpret Guyana’s two-term limit for the presidency was set to continue on Tuesday, but since final submissions were made in the matter, last Friday, notices of a date for a decision by the Chief Justice are now to be announced soon.
The Constitutional challenge was filed in February by Attorneys-at-Law Emily Dodson and Shawn Allicock on behalf of Richardson.
According to details emerging from the case, Richardson said that he is a qualified elector and he argued that Act No. 17 of 2001 which was passed by a two-thirds majority of the National Assembly unconstitutionally, curtails and restricts his sovereign and democratic rights and freedom as a qualified elector to elect former President Jagdeo as the Executive President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
Richardson indicated that he wanted the court to determine whether that Act of 2001 was unconstitutional and in compliance with Article 164 (2) (b) of the Constitution. He further questioned whether it restricted and curtailed the democratic rights and freedom of the electorate, by eliminating Jagdeo from participating in elections as a presidential candidate.
Richardson also wants the court to determine whether a referendum should not have been held, instead of the National Assembly having the powers to decide to limit the number of terms of a President to two.
In 2000, the Guyana Constitution Reform Commission recommended a maximum of two terms in office for a President.
The Laws of Guyana were changed in 2001, and assented by former President Bharrat Jagdeo himself, making it clear that “A person elected as President after the year 2000, is eligible for re-election only once.”
Respondents in the matter include Attorney General Anil Nandlall and Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman.
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