In defending the recent appointment of Donald Ramotar as political advisor to President Bharrat Jagdeo, Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon yesterday said that it was a “legitimate” appointment based on the identification of a need by the Head of State.
“If there is a need today to get any kind of advisor and that is a decision, once the need arises, the president exercises an authority that I insist is legitimate,” Luncheon said yesterday, when questioned about the timing of the appointment. The President has been without a political advisor for several years now.
Last week, Luncheon announced the appointment of Ramotar, the General Secretary of the PPP and its
