There were part of our history a protracted struggle by which we recognize that the Parliament, should not be a rancorous forum. All the parliamentary parties need to work together in a Parliamentary Management Committee on how to manage the affairs of Parliament as a deliberative and participatory forum.
Having parity as is being called for by Member (Gail) is the least of political duty and obligation that we owe the Guyanese people.
However, there were specific agreements that have been arrived when our country was caught at in the trough of civil-war and irretrievable destruction after the 1997 elections, when we had a collective experience of the Guyanese people subjected to consultation and dialogue which resulted in the Herdmanston Accord and later the St Lucia Statement in which the then President had to cede part of her term but to commit to a program of consensus building and cooperation in keeping with Article 13 of the Constitution that requires us to work together. - Nagamootoo
To say that the operation of parliament was as a result of some compromise is not accurate. The operations of Parliament was an imperative that grew out of struggle.
We must send a strong signal to the Guyanese people that the political actors can work together for the greater good of the people. - Nagamootoo.