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Renounce foreign citizenship or resign from Parliament – ANUG urges dual citizen MPs

By Staff Editor 1 min ago

In the wake of the likely convening of Parliament and the ruling of the High Court that dual citizens should not be sitting in the National Assembly, A New and United Guyana (ANUG) today called for the MPs in question to either renounce their foreign citizenship or to resign from the House.

Prominent government MPs including the Minister of State Joseph Harmon and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge fall into this category along with opposition Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira.

The statement by ANUG follows:

If a person is by virtue of their voluntary act under acknowledgement of allegiance to a foreign country, it is unconstitutional and therefore wrong for them to sit in our National Assembly. This is the ruling of the court. ANUG calls on those members of the APNU/AFC and the PPP/C who are in breach of this rule to renounce their foreign citizenship or resign from the National Assembly. If those persons and their respective parties do not respect our country or its citizens, they can at least show respect for themselves.

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seignetSenior Member

We know that being a dual citizen, such an individual cannot run for the Presidency of Guyana, yet, I have the feeling that both Harmon and Gail had their sights fixed on that task. Not suitable candidates according to the law, but they would have.

Thanks to Charrandass, all dat came into the light, even Jagdeo selection of Ali. This all shows what a screwed up place Guyana is.

Dual Citizens are free to move around, likewise Guyanese politicians. They have many of the benefits as a dual citizen at the expense of the people of Guyana.

So, is it the ordinary man meking all the trouble for his own kins living abroad who does from time to time send a lil raise and barrels to them. Even the Afroes have kins in foreign lands, and just maybe every Indian and Black families have someone as a dual citizen.

Oil money if stolen by the PPP, Guyanese will still have to be subsidized by dem Foreign kins. Shouldn't they, then have a say about governance of the country?

3/28/191:07 PM

PrashadSenior Member

The Rank trying hard.

3/28/191:58 PM

Bibi HaniffaGNI Queen

You know they will show up in Parliament and play like dem never hear the word dual citizenship before. Looks like Naga is on his way out of the government.

3/28/196:17 PM