PNC is blatantly guilty of being duplicitous

Dear Editor,
There is a hysteria going on right now as regards the confirmation of the two justices: those are acting Chief Justice Roxanne George and the acting Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards.
Leading the agitation campaign is the Opposition Leader and his consenting crew, making that intense call for these justices to be confirmed in their acting positions.
I must say this is a commendable act on the part of the Opposition, now that their minds have finally been sanitised, but is this firm decision something they had embraced right from the beginning? The answer is a resounding no!
Close scrutiny of the Opposition’s position on the matter bears no resemblance to what they are shouting now. In the first place, Yonette Cummings-Edwards was not even a name given to consideration by Granger. In fact, he was just at the point of unilaterally appointing Guyanese-born Justice Winston Benjamin to that post when then Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo vehemently rejected Granger’s choice. Granger, just like he did in the appointment of the GECOM Chairman, was going to illegally appoint Benjamin to that post, irrespective of the opposition’s views. The stoppage came when the No-confidence motion was successful passed, and in the subsequent ruling of the CCJ.
The PNC are blatantly guilty of being duplicitous. Doing every illegal thing in the book, they would first make a decision, then turn again and play the sanctimonious gangster game and say that this never happened. Just do a background check of their record as it pertains to top appointments and you will get the sordid message. That party in office did every illegal and vindictive thing there is, and is shedding crocodile tears now.
Again, if it were possible, they would surgically remove the name Roxanne George from their list of approved appointees for the simple fact that she has made decisions based on the law and not on the political whims and fancies of the Opposition. Make no mistake, the name Roxanne George does not sit well with the PNC; they are only now coming out in support of her because they cannot cherry pick who goes into that position. Their choice for these positions would reflect a clear case of whom they think they can influence and control, and the Acting Chief Justice is not one of them.

Respectfully,
Neil Adams