Taking umbrage at him and fellow PPP/C parliamentarians being called “vulgarians” by President David Granger after their protest in the parliamentary chambers last Thursday, former attorney general Anil Nandlall yesterday said the opposition had to demonstrate its objections to the unilateral appointment of retired judge James Patterson as Gecom chairman.
“In the National Assembly, we were duty-bound to express the anger, betrayal and frustration felt by the Guyanese people. Had we not done so, we would have failed in our responsibilities to the people of this country to convey to the government how they feel,” Nandlall told Stabroek News yesterday.
“We did nothing obscene. We created no parody videos and streamed it live. We caused no physical disturbances, and neither did we cause any violence of any kind. In fact, our conduct did not even disturb the sitting of the National Assembly. The president delivered the entirety of his speech,” he added.