Shared Governance before Elections

Jun 27, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

I applaud the recommendation by the newly found party ANUG for shared governance between the coalition (APNU+AFC) and opposition PPP until elections are held within three months (or longer if the two sides agree). This advice should be given serious consideration. The CCJ ruled that the no confidence motion was validly passed on December 21. This means that elections should have been held by last March 22. It would suggest that government has been in office illegally since that time (some three months). The fact is that the government has remained in office.
To remove any doubts that the coalition is not illegally occupying the corridors of power, it makes sense, therefore, for the ruling coalition and opposition to come together and jointly govern the country (under an equitable arrangement) until the next elections say three months or longer if there is agreement. Such shared governance would help to eradicate the ongoing ethnic tensions that exist between supporters of both sides and will help to bring stability to the country. It will also ease the minds of the population over uncertainty of what will happen now that the CCJ has ruled that the government lost the no confidence vote and elections must be held. It is uncertain which party will win the election and regardless of which side wins, there will be challenges to the results and tensions. Shared governance is the way forward for Guyana to lessen tensions and to address ethnic insecurity. After the elections, all parties that win seats should partake in governance on an agreed pre-election formula.

Yours truly,
Vishnu Bisram

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