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Unfounded and irresponsible No. 106893
— Minister Teixeira calls out AFC ‘swipe’ at ROPA consultation
MINISTER of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira has described the Alliance For Change (AFC) swipe at the recent consultation on the amendments to the Representation of the People Act (ROPA)
and the National Registration Act (NRA) as irresponsible. The draft amendments seek to safeguard democracy in Guyana by protecting the national electoral process. The AFC, at a recent press conference, criticised the
consultation as unhelpful. Minister Teixeira, however, said the claim by the AFC is far from true. She noted that on October 29, 2021, President, Dr. Irfaan Ali announced that the draft amendments to the electoral laws would be made publicly
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available on social media within one week of the announcement. On November 5, 2021, the amendments to the ROPA and draft regulations to the ROPA were posted on the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance’s
Facebook page, Minister Teixeira said, and pointed out that the public was invited to submit comments, observations, and changes first, within six weeks, which then stretched to almost one year. “To the credit of the
then General-Secretary and Chairperson of the PNC, Ms. Amna Ally and Ms. Volda Lawrence, both asked the ministry for hard copies of the draft amendments, which were promptly provided to them,” the minister said. SEE FULL STORY ON PAGE 3
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