President Donald Ramotar’s statement that he has not yet seen the two opposition-sponsored bills passed by the National Assembly despite the fact that they were sent to his office over two months ago does not protect him from the requirements of the law, APNU spokesman on Finance Carl Greenidge has said.
“He needs to do what he is required to do,” Greenidge told Stabroek News yesterday. He said that he would not like to question the integrity of the President but Ramotar should make note of the correspondence from the Clerk and Speaker of the National Assembly that the Bills were sent to the Office of the President. “If his office decides not to pass him the mail, it does not protect him from the requirement of the law,” Greenidge said.
During a press conference on Friday, Ramotar said that he had not seen the Bills. “I haven’t seen the bills… I haven’t seen any of the bills,” the President said. Greenidge had previously told Stabroek News that Clerk of the
