APNU has fulfilled its obligation under the Constitution

LEADER of the Opposition, Brigadier (Rtd) David Granger noted last Friday that his Party, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), has fulfilled its obligation under the Constitution in the nomination of the five-member Police Service Commission. He made the declaration at APNU’s weekly press conference at its Hadfield Street, Werk-en-Rust Office of the Opposition Leader.
Granger, who aligned his views in support of the reconstitution of the Service Commissions with that of President Donald Ramotar, on August 22 assured that the nominations, which were made by APNU with regards to the members of the Police Service Commission, “were in accordance with the Constitution.”
The five members who will be serving on the Police Service Commission were sworn in on Thursday, September 4, before Commander-in-Chief of Guyana’s Armed Forces, President Donald Ramotar, at the Presidential Complex here in Georgetown.
The Commission will be headed by Omesh Satyanand, who will serve as its Chairman, while the other members are: Lloyd Smith, Keith John, Harold Martin and Carvil Duncan.
Responding to questions from the media regarding his confidence in the appointed members, Granger said: “APNU has performed its functions under the Constitution, and it is not for me to say whether those individuals appointed by the President are competent or incompetent. We will have to see how the Commission works.”
The Police Service Commission is one of four service commissions in operation here, the other three being the Judicial Service Commission (JSC); the Teaching Service Commission (TSC); and the Public Service Commission (PSC).
The lives of these Commissions expired over the past year, and the constitutionally mandated provisions for their reconstitution have finally been completed.

(Ravin Singh)