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Dharamlall’s replacement sworn in
Kaieteur News – Newest Member of Parliament for the Peoples’ Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), Nandranie Coonjah said her addition to the National Assembly will be one of virtue.
New Member of Parliament, Nandranie Coonjah
Coonjah took the Oath of Office before Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, during the 65th Sitting of the National Assembly at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) on Thursday. She replaces disgraced former Local Government Minister, Nigel Dharamlall as the Region Two MP. Government is yet to name Dharamlall’s replacement as a minister.
Coonjah was extracted from the PPP/C’s Geographic List of Candidates for Region Two. A food caterer, Coonjah has been recognised for her work with the school feeding programme and is also a Commissioner on the Women and Gender Equality Commission. Under Guyana’s electoral system, 25 of the 65 Members of Parliament are elected from the 10 geographical constituencies; the other 40 are pulled from the national top-up list.
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