The David Granger-led APNU+AFC government and the opposition PPP/C are unlikely to broker any joint proposal to present to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) this afternoon, when the court issues orders following its recent judgments on two cases.
As at press time yesterday, each side separately said that they were awaiting the CCJ’s ruling and were focused on their respective proposals. President Granger did not yield to any of the demands by PPP/C leader Bharrat Jagdeo contained in a proposal submitted to government on Friday night, nor did the APNU+AFC submit any formal proposals to the PPP/C on a way forward.
Last week, the CCJ ruled that the no-confidence motion brought against the APNU+AFC administration was validly passed with the votes of 33 members of the 65-member National Assembly last December, thereby compelling the resignation of Cabinet and the holding of general elections. The court also ruled that Granger’s appointment of current Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice James Patterson breached the Constitution.
