Opposition MPs seeking to have Jagdeo’s seat in Parliament declared vacant

Having been absent from the National Assembly for more than six consecutive sittings of the First Session of the Twelfth Parliament, the APNU+AFC opposition is seeking to have Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s seat declared vacant.

In an action filed, opposition MPs Christopher Jones and Tabitha Sarabo-Halley are asking a Court to declare Jagdeo’s seat vacated, because of his absence from the House.

In a joint press statement they issued after filing their application yesterday, Jones and Sarabo-Halley said that “good governance relies heavily on the active participation of all elected officials.”