Government had “legally” seated Charrandas in Parliament

Dear Editor,
The coalition Government is now making the questionable claim that parliamentarian Charrandas Persaud was not qualified to be elected to the National Assembly because of his Canadian citizenship. Yet the coalition Government had “legally” seated Mr Persaud in Parliament, included him in the tally that gave the Government its one-seat majority, had included his votes in the count of “yes” on bills that in fact became laws – all the while knowingly perpetuating a constitutional illegality! The implications of this admission are staggering. Does this not render any parliamentary decision in which Mr Persaud participated null and void? Does this not make the entire legal structure that declared Mr Persaud legally and properly seated as a parliamentarian culpable of perpetuating a fraud on the Guyanese people?
If Mr Persaud was properly and legally seated, then his “yes” vote is valid, and the Government lost. If he was not, then the Government is guilty of perpetuating a fraud of colossal proportions on the Guyanese people. If Persaud had voted “no”, would not his vote have been considered valid and the Government triumphant?

Sincerely,
Wilbert M Stephenson