President David Granger yesterday afternoon met a team of CARICOM leaders seeking to mediate in the elections crisis here and he maintained that he is committed to respect for the constitution and the rule of law.
According to a Ministry of the Presidency statement, he met Chairperson of CARICOM and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley and a team of regional leaders at the Ministry of the Presidency.
Mottley is leading the delegation of regional Prime Ministers on the special two-day mission to Guyana.
She is accompanied by Prime Ministers Dr. Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago, Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica, Keith Mitchell of Grenada and Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
According to the statement, Granger in his meeting with the regional leaders said he will continue to abide by the Constitution of Guyana, the ruling of the Supreme Court and the decision of the Guyana Elections Commission.
“I am committed to the rule of law and the Constitution. We will abide by the declaration of the Elections Commission. Like all of Guyana, we are waiting for the declaration,” said Granger, who is performing the functions of a caretaker President.
“We have respected the integrity and autonomous nature of the Elections Commission. We respect the Courts, as independent from the Executive and will abide by the decisions of the Court,” the President added.
Mottley said the regional leaders have travelled to Guyana to find an amicable solution to the challenges facing the country’s leaders. She said the loss of life, injury, and damage to property must be avoided.
“We are conscious that the court has ruled and that the process [validation] has to be continued. We [Caribbean leaders] do not want to see the loss of life, damage to property or injuries,” Mottley said.
Granger was accompanied by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Vice-President and Minister of Public Security, Khemraj Ramjattan, Director General, Ministry of the Presidency, Joseph Harmon, and Minister of State, Dawn Hastings-Williams.
Also present was Secretary General of CARICOM, Irwin LaRocque.
