Speaker Barton Scotland’s expected pronouncement on the drug bond controversy that erupted on Thursday night in the National Assembly was deferred yesterday after opposition members failed to return to the parliamentary chambers.
The House took a recess after PPP/C Member of Parliament Clement Rohee and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo finished their presentations on the 2017 budget. However, when the sitting resumed, none of the opposition MPs returned and Speaker Scotland decided that the matter would be adjourned until further notice.