Former President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday told Stabroek News that he was not interested in a third term.
His restated position on the issue comes in the wake of a court petition filed by Cedrick Richardson who says that Jagdeo should not legally be prohibited from being a candidate for presidential election by Act No. 17 of 2001, which added two clauses to the 1980 constitution to allow for re-election only once. This is on the grounds that it restricts the voters’ choice of candidates and such a restriction could only be effected through a referendum.
“He remains committed to not pursuing any further appointment to elected constitutional office or posts in Guyana,”
