Former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran is calling the attempt by APNU and the AFC to change the composition of the Parliamentary Management Committee (PMC) is a backwards step and is asking for them to reconsider the move since it threatens consensus building.
Writing in the March 24 – 25, 2012 Weekend Mirror, in an article headlined ‘Changing the PMC – A Reckless Pursuit,’ Ramkarran, who served as Speaker for the Eighth and Ninth Parliaments, said that the establishment of the PMC marked an important development of democratic and peaceful political process in Guyana.
“The rejection by the opposition of the PMC as it is presently
