Gov’t hoping Speaker rules against motions on President’s pension, NICIL

Prime Minister Sam Hinds (centre) flanked by Attorney General Anil Nandlall (left) and Finance Minister Ashni Singh (GINA photo)

Government is hoping that Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman will today disallow a number of motions in Parliament by the Opposition seeking to repeal the President’s pension and other benefits law, change the way some constitutional bodies function and compelling NICIL to put its monies into the Consolidated Fund.

Government at a press conference yesterday held at NCN studios called the motions unnecessary, ill thought out, without merit and inappropriate and an exercise by the Opposition meant to “tie up” the time