Ernest Elliot yesterday took the oath of office becoming the new APNU Member of Parliament and replacement for Jaipaul Sharma who resigned last week following offensive statements made by Education Minister Priya Manickchand.
Moments after the 2 pm start of the sitting, Speaker Raphael Trotman said that Elliot’s name was extracted from the APNU list of candidates following Sharma’s resignation. He said that on April 7 (Monday) Elliot was declared to be an elected Member of Parliament. All that remained was for
