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Hughes is Convener of Steering Committee on Constitutional Reform
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo yesterday announced that attorney-at-law, Nigel Hughes, has been appointed Convener of the Steering Committee on Constitutional Reform (SCCR).
Hughes has been pushing for constitutional reform.
Other members include Professor Harold Lutchman; former Minister, Haslyn Parris and attorneys-at-law, Geeta Chandan-Edmond and Gino Persaud.
Attorney Nigel Hughes
“I am most pleased that Nigel Hughes has agreed to kick start this stage to come up with modalities and timeframe for the actual reform process,” said Prime Minister Nagamootoo at a simple ceremony at the Office of the Prime Minister.
The SCCR will be tasked with the critical work of setting up the framework for a substantive Constitutional Reform Body which Government says will be broad-based and inclusive of all major stakeholders.
Nagamootoo made it clear that the Steering Committee would not undertake any change to the existing constitution but will mainly define the scope of the actual reform process and establish the terms of reference and mechanisms for consultation to establish a Constitutional Reform Commission.
The Steering Committee was announced in the presence of Vice President and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan; Attorney General, Basil Williams; Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman and Minister of Social Cohesion and Government Chief Whip, Amna Ally.
The SCCR will have a four-month lifespan, commencing on September 1, 2015.
There have been complaints over the Constitution- the laws that govern Guyana, with top of the list being the wide-ranging power of the Presidency.
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