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I agree with President Granger that these positions should be advertised
Dear Editor,
I crave your indulgence to have published a response to a letter written by former Attorney General Mr. Anil Nandalall in respect of President Granger’s insistence that the positions for Chancellor and Chief Justice be advertised before a decision on the respective appointment is taken.
Mr. Nandalall seriously disagrees with President Granger’s stand and has advanced a number of reasons to show that the President is wrong. Among the reasons are that Guyana has a lot of competent Lawyers to fill both positions and there is no need for the position to be advertised.
The next reason is that the current Chancellor and the Chief Justice have been acting for a long time, and only the Chancellor’s position is vacant, there is a Chief Justice. However, I wish to point out that Mr. Nandalall’s reasons are flawed and illogical.
Firstly, the substantive Chief Justice has been acting Chancellor, and if he is chosen to fill the position he has been acting in for several years, then the position of Chief Justice will become vacant.
I agree with Mr. Nandalall that Guyana has had over the years many qualified lawyers who have filed vacancies it high positions overseas such as our late Chancellor Stoby. But the fault in his reasoning against advertisement to fill the position of Chancellor and Chief Justice of Guyana lies in the fact that if their positions are not advertised, then prominent Guyanese Lawyers overseas would not know of the vacancies to be filled. This in itself is denying Guyanese an opportunity to come back to Guyana to make positive contributions.
The next thing is that advertisement of the positions of Chancellor and Chief Justice, even if it attracts non Guyanese; this in itself will assist in raising the standard of competence and efficiency required to fill these vacancies.
If I am wrong in criticizing Mr. Anil Nandalall, I would be glad for him or anybody else to public show where I am wrong in supporting President Granger in his insistence that the positions for the post of Chancellor and that of Chief Justice must first be advertised before the appointments are made.
Mr. Jonas. M.F.Coddett
Attorney-at-law
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