At present the need for constitutional compliance trumps the need for constitutional reform in Guyana. This was the position shared by former Attorney General Anil Nandlall at the Ninth Turkeyen and Tain Talks held under the theme “Constitutional Reform: to court brave change or leave well enough alone?”
Speaking at the Pegasus Hotel, last evening Nandlall noted that the views he was sharing were his own and not those of the Opposition People’s Progressive Party/Civic of which he is an executive member.
During his seven-minute presentation as part of an eight-person panel, Nandlall questioned the origin of the desire for constitutional reform.
He noted that the new civil society group RISE (Reform, Inspire, Sustain and Educate) has identified Constitutional Reform as their raison d’etre and that the Carter Center and the British High Commission have both been vocal in their wish to see constitutional reform.