Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir has disallowed a motion by the opposition calling for the current Government to retain the name of the “Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs”.
“Your motion was disallowed by the Hon. Speaker. His Honour is of the view that the motion contravenes articles 101, 103, 106 and 107 of the Constitution of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. Articles 101, 103, 106 and 107 give the President the authority to appoint his Cabinet, the Ministers, and to allocate portfolios which are published in the Official Gazette,” Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs wrote to APNU+AFC Shadow Minister Juretha Fernandes on October 21.
The response further notes that the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act, Chapter 73:02, Section 82, gives the Minister the power to amend the Schedule of Budget Agencies. It is accompanied by a copy of the Fiscal Management and Accountability Order No. 79 of 2020, published on September 23, 2020, which amends the Schedule to the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act.
