Williams, Persaud split on who will recommit local gov’t bills

The local government reform bills are expected to be returned before the National Assembly soon but there is some amount of confusion as to who will shoulder the responsibility of presenting the amended bills.

The Local Government Commission Bill, the Local Government (Amendment) Bill, the Municipal and District Councils (Amend-ment) Bill and the Fiscal Transfers Bill—considered critical for the hosting of delayed municipal elections—were sent for review by a special select committee,