Among the many issues on the agenda of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) when the Tenth Parliament commences is the appointment of an Ombudsman. Therefore, complaints of maladministration by Government and injustice meted out to citizens could be investigated.This is according to Robert Corbin, Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), during a recent interview with this newspaper.PNCR constitutes the largest bloc of APNU,
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Wholesale NBA Jerseys, to that extent, helps to bring transparency to the decision making process.Corbin emphasised that during the five-year lifespan of the Ninth Parliament Guyana was without an Ombudsman to enforce political control over governmental bodies.He pointed out that the Constitution under Article 192 makes provision for the Ombudsman to investigate any action taken by any department of Government or by any other authority to which this article applies, or by the President,
Discount NFL Jerseys, Ministers, officers or members of such a department or authority.Corbin stressed that the PNCR is cognizant of the necessity for an independent body like the Ombudsman to investigate complaints, even those involving the President, under the Bharrat Jagdeo regime.As such, being the main opposition party it consistently requested the appointment of an Ombudsman in Parliament but the matter was subverted by Government which had the Parliamentary majority.He insisted that the Jagdeo Administration even tried to manipulate the Judiciary so it is not surprising that an Ombudsman was never appointed.One must wonder whether the Ombudsman would have been able to operate effectively, knowing the track record of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic.According to Guyana’s Constitution Article 191 (1),
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