Teixeira returns to House with modified ‘Dr. Rodney’ motion

Jul 12, 2016 News

Opposition MP, Gail Teixeira

Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), Gail Teixeira, has made good on her promise to return to the National Assembly with a motion seeking to ensure that the APNU+ AFC government honours the recommendations contained in the Dr. Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (COI) report.
The People’s Progressive Party/ Civic representative had tabled a motion that resolved to have the government lay the report in the National Assembly. However, the motion was satisfied one day before the sitting. Hours after the report was laid, Teixeira submitted an amendment.
The amendment was to have the report sent to a Parliamentary Special Select Committee for further examination. However, the Speaker told Teixeira that her motion cannot be debated. He said that according to his understanding of the Standing Orders, an amendment can only be offered after the question is put to pass the motion. But Teixeira maintained that her amendment was in order.
She said that examination of the report and its recommendation will help ensure that history is not repeated.
“We can only make sure it never happens again by looking at the recommendations to better the GDF and police,” said Teixeira.
The Speaker thanked Teixeira for her submission but stuck to his guns and advised Teixeira to formulate a new Motion. The politician “promised” to soon return to the House with another motion.
Based on an Order Paper released yesterday, Teixeira’s new Motion will be debated at the next sitting of the National Assembly slated for July, 18. The new motion has three whereas clauses and two resolve clauses.
In her whereas clauses, Teixeira pointed out that the COI report was handed over to the APNU +AFC government since February 10. She noted that the government laid the report in the National Assembly on May 12 and that the COI report presented “Critical Findings and Summary on Gregory Smith” and 11 significant recommendations.
Should the motion become successful, Teixeira seeks to have the National Assembly adopt the report and its findings.
Further, she wants the House to call on the Government to take measures to implement the recommendations therein, in order to ensure that the democratic architecture of the state is preserved and strengthened.

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