Cummingsburg Accord being re-examined – President
By Jomo Paul
President and Prime Minister elect, David Granger (right) and Moses Nagamootoo.
[www.inewsguyana.com] – President David Granger says that the Cummingsburg Accord is being re-examined by officials from A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC) with the aim of achieving optimal operation at the level of governance.
Granger made the statement against the backdrop of several deviations that the APNU+AFC government has made as it relates to the adherence of the accord.
Questions have been raised about the deviations, including the APNU having two Vice Presidents when the Accord states “in the construct of a new government the APNU will be allocated one Vice President and AFC two Vice Presidents.”
Another concern is the fact that the President chaired the last Cabinet meeting when that should have been done by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo as stipulated in the Cummingsburg accord. The APNU+AFC signed this accord on February 14 when they decided to join forces.
When questioned by iNews on Wednesday, President Granger stated that there are certain aspects of the Cummingsburg accord which are currently being examined.
“To the extent that some things are in collision with the constitution they will await constitutional change…we cannot be expected to do unconstitutional things,” said President Granger.
In spite of these deviations from the political contract, President Granger says that the relationship between the APNU and AFC has not been damaged and there is no “conflict.”