The view of the opposition that a member of the National Assembly can be prevented from speaking is nothing but weird. This battle was fought in England hundreds of years ago and was settled in 1689. Guyana must be the first country which inherited the British parliamentary system in which this issue had to be fought all over again after more than three hundred years.
Despite all of this, the ruling of the Speaker that Minister Clement Rohee is entitled to speak has not found favour with the opposition. APNU expressed its displeasure but the AFC, quite properly, said that they will accept the Speaker’s ruling. APNU appears to be interested in tabling a motion to challenge the ruling with a view to having it reversed. Whether it will
