Noting that it had made bold proposals in the 2015 general elections campaign, columnist Ralph Ramkarran has called on the APNU+AFC government to show that it is committed to constitutional reform by tabling a motion in parliament seeking support for its manifesto proposals.
Though it had promised within the first 100 days of its government to set up a Constitution Reform Committee to complete consultations, draft amendments and present these to the National Assembly, very little has happened in nearly two years and critics say the administration is simply not interested in this subject.
In his column in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek, Ramkarran, a Senior Counsel, said the governing coalition in its 2015 manifesto had made the