The Nadir

Jan 22, 2026 Editorial, News

(Kaieteur News) – Guyana witnessed a troubling spectacle on Tuesday night, not one of leadership, dignity, or constitutional guardianship, but of arrogance, political bias, and institutional decay.

In a national address that should have reassured citizens and unified the country, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir instead delivered an assault on democratic norms, attacking the presumptive Leader of the Opposition and insulting international partners who dared to call for constitutional compliance.

It is not lost on citizens that for nearly three months, Guyanese were forced to endure deliberate delays in electing a Leader of the Opposition. This followed a separate paralysis of Parliament itself after the September 1, 2025 elections- unprecedented stagnation that crippled legislative oversight and governance. These were not administrative oversights. They were calculated acts of political obstruction that violated the spirit and letter of constitutional responsibility.

Only after sustained pressure from the international community, civil society organizations, and the Guyanese public did movement finally occur. Yet rather than accept responsibility for these failures, the Speaker chose to lash out. His public ridicule of diplomats in the so-called national address who merely insisted on constitutional order was not only reckless, it was diplomatically damaging and nationally embarrassing.

Even more disturbing was the Speaker’s decision to weaponise a national platform to personally vilify and prejudge an elected Member of Parliament and presumptive Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Azruddin Mohamed. Such conduct crosses a dangerous line. It undermines due process, erodes parliamentary neutrality, and exposes a level of partisanship wholly incompatible with the Office of the Speaker.

The Speaker is not a political enforcer. He is not a prosecutor. He is not a mouthpiece for the government of the day. His role is to serve as the impartial guardian of Parliament, to uphold the Constitution, protect democratic integrity, and preserve institutional dignity.

However, just as was stated by WIN in a statement, he chose propaganda over principle, insults over statesmanship, and political loyalty over constitutional duty. By doing so, he has not only disgraced himself he has dragged the National Assembly into public disrepute and weakened confidence in parliamentary leadership at a time when trust is already fragile. Democracy in Guyana should never require external intervention to function. That it did so is a damning indictment of the Speaker’s conduct. The blame lies not with those who spoke out, but with those who refused to act until pressure became unavoidable.

As we have said before Nadir has not put his best foot forward, but rather made himself look shabby in his attempt to deny the will of the people. In Speaker Nadir’s hands rest the responsibility to get the selection method moving, as powered by Guyana’s Constitution, and the parliamentary rules over which he stands as the chief referee. We must be frank, though from all indications, he has tied his hands rather unwisely, and they now give off an odor of taint.

Monday, January 26, 2026, now stands as a pivotal moment. After months of deliberate obstruction, the democratic process will finally resume its rightful course. It is an opportunity to restore constitutional order, rebuild public trust, and reassert that Parliament exists to serve the people, not political agendas. The country must move forward. But it must also remember. Because institutions only remain strong when those entrusted to lead them are held accountable.

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habeeb January 23, 2026 at 11:48 pm

Time to replace NADIR as Speaker. He could be sidelined and the Deputy
Speaker take over. NADIR is an embarrassment to Guyana, the Country,
and to the PPP/C which also is an embarrassment. HE displayed his
arrogance for the world to see and the Diplomats to seek out a “meeting”,
perhaps, to set him “straight”. They were right to call out the Government
and Irfan Ali about the vacant position of Opposition Leader. Ali, Jagdeo,
his minion- Nandlall, the AG, always his mouth OPEN WIDE with an explanation of the word FUGITIVE, REGARDING Azruddin Mohamed.
In my opinion, Nandlall does not know what the word FUGITIVE means.
Hope Azruddin Mohamed wins the next election. Cheddi Jagan must be
wondering in his grave- what are these PPP people doing to Guyana ?

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