PPP now calling on gov’t to open local law school
PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee
PPP General Secretary Clement Rohee

THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is now calling on the APNU+AFC government to establish a local law school, something which it had refused to do while in office. Speaking at his party’s weekly news conference, General Secretary Clement Rohee claimed that the government was flip-flopping on the establishment of such a school.
Rohee was speaking against the background of the statement last week by Attorney General (AG) Basil Williams who accused the former Attorney General Anil Nandlall and the PPP of backpedalling on implementing a law school.
Williams had stated that “information has surfaced that it was the PPP which had back-pedalled on establishing a law school…I learnt at the last conference, at which all member states were represented, that Guyana in fact got permission to open a local law school but subsequently reneged on that idea.”
Meanwhile, Rohee lashed back stating that “Mr. Williams did not hear or is pretending he didn’t hear the instruction from President Granger who said: “The time is ripe and steps should commence as soon as practicable to have a law school established here in Guyana.”
Rohee said that “Mr. Williams must cease horsing around and start working on the realisation of the law school here in Guyana as directed by President Granger.” The General Secretary emphasised that the APNU+AFC administration has made a pendulum swing in another direction, reinforcing the long held view that there is confusion and conflict in the camp of the coalition.
To hammer home his point, Rohee quoted the Attorney General as saying that “a feasibility study, spearheaded by the Attorney- General and Minister of Legal Affairs has to ascertain whether the establishment of a local law school would be a viable option, is currently underway…. We are looking at the question of the viability of setting up a local law school through public-private partnership. We’ve decided we will establish a Committee to look into that….”
However, Rohee said that the Attorney General later made an unbelievable somersault which in effect ruined President Granger’s commitment to establish a law school in Guyana. “And though this was not enough, he (AG) tried to implicate the PPP in his shenanigans to secure his get out of jail card.”
Rohee declared: “Mr Williams, having found himself in hot water, is now seeking to extricate himself by claiming it was the PPP who did not want a law school established in Guyana.”
According to Rohee, Guyana must continue the work started under the former PPP/C to ensure that the dream of having a regional law school established here is realised.
In addition, the PPP General Secretary said he does not buy the AG’s argument that the economy inherited does not bode well for the establishment of a law school.
“We must thank Mr. Williams for exposing the incompetence of the APNU+AFC coalition administration for eventually admitting they are not up to the task as described by Anil Nandlall,” Rohee said, adding:
“The sumptuous pay-rise recently gifted was, among other reasons, for them to work hard in their respective sections. Here is a project for the well paid to work hard at getting the law school off the ground.”

 

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