It is not for the President and the Leader of the Opposition to set a date for the sitting of the National Assembly and for Presidential Advisor Gail Teixeira to suggest that reconvening of the House is dependent on the outcome of their engagement, is “disingenuous,” General Secretary of APNU Joe Harmon says.
On Friday, Teixeira, who is the government’s chief whip in the National Assembly, said that she is awaiting the outcome of the ongoing engagement between President Donald Ramotar and Opposition Leader David Granger before setting a date to reconvene Parliament. In a statement, Teixeira said that this engagement has to “evolve.” She also insisted that both parties had a tacit understanding the sitting could reconvene early next month. This, she said, was also based on unsuitable proposed dates on both sides.
Teixeira’s statement was in response to APNU Chief Whip Amna Ally, who accused her of stalling and it came after the
