Jagdeo says not offering counterproposal to President on judicial appointments

Bharrat Jagdeo

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday made it clear that he will not be making any counterproposals to President David Granger in response to his rejection of the nominees to the top two judicial posts, noting that it is up to the President to sort out the impasse.

“He is the president of Guyana he has to initiate…I have already given my position. I said I am prepared to engage further…He needs to get back to me about the mode of that engagement that is my position”, Jagdeo insisted at a press conference at his Church Street office.

Granger last Thursday said that that it is up to Jagdeo to move the process forward while pointing out that discussions cannot take place if there is no counterproposal.