‘New opposition leader should decide on reps for Constitutional Reform Commission’ - Hughes

‘New opposition leader should decide on reps for Constitutional Reform Commission’ – Hughes

Sep 20, 2025 News

Kaieteur News – Announcing his resignation from the Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC), a day after stepping down as leader of the Alliance For Change, attorney Nigel Hughes said Friday that the new opposition leader, Azruddin Mohamed should have a say in who sits on panel.

‘New opposition leader should decide on reps for Constitutional Reform Commission’ - Hughes

Attorney Nigel Hughes

Hughes was appointed in April of last year alongside 19 other persons and served as one of five of the A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance For Change’s (APNU+AFC) representatives. Now that Mohamed will lead the opposition in the National Assembly, Hughes is adamant that the way must be made clear for him to do so.

Speaking with Kaieteur News, Hughes said he “tended the resignation by email on Sunday to the chairman of the Constitution Reform Commission and hard copy on Tuesday, and in the letter, I provided the reason that a new leader of the opposition ought to be given the opportunity to identify who he wants to sit on the Constitutional Reform Commission.”

He felt that his appointment was done with the aid of the previous opposition, however, there has been a change in the configuration of the parliament. He said his resignation was done to allow the new opposition to identify the persons he wishes to sit on the commission.

The attorney appears to be on a resignation spree from his political positions, as he has also tendered his resignation as leader of the AFC.

The party was battered at the recently concluded general and regional election on September 1, scraping a meagre 3,610 votes, upsetting any chances of securing a single seat in the National Assembly.

AFC’s General Secretary, Raphael Trotman told Kaieteur News Wednesday that it is common for leaders of political parties “to fall on their sword” in cases where there are devastating defeats.

In his resignation letter, Hughes took full responsibility for the distressing loss the party suffered at the elections.

The renowned lawyer, who assumed leadership of the party in July last year, had campaigned feverishly across country on a slogan he adopted “better must come,” admitting that he had much to offer Guyana. He said the country needed a break and was willing to pool his ideas with others to fashion a new and modern Guyana.

But with the crushing loss at the polls, Trotman said the move by Hughes “is the honourable approach that is observed worldwide.

He said however, that the resignation was somewhat surprising, since there was no indication that the party leader was contemplating resigning. “Recently as Saturday last, the executive met and the meeting was chaired by Mr. Hughes. There was no hint that he was considering resigning, and no indication from within the executive that anyone wanted him to resign,” he said.

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