An invitation was issued to media personnel holding Presidential Press Corps passes to attend the swearing-in ceremony of members of the Teaching Service Commission, scheduled for today, 31st December 2025, at 11:00 a.m.
Article 207 of the Constitution of Guyana states that the Commission shall consist of seven members, of which Article 207(d) provides that three are to be appointed by the President after meaningful consultation with the Leader of the Opposition.
Clearly, President Irfaan Ali will claim that there is no Leader of the Opposition. However, the absence of a Leader of the Opposition is not the fault of the 29 Opposition Members of Parliament. It is the direct consequence of the actions of the Speaker of the National Assembly, himself the choice of the Irfaan Ali administration.
This is precisely the kind of constitutional erosion we in the APNU have been warning about. A maturing dictatorship unfolding before our eyes, fed and sustained by none other than President Irfaan Ali. The PPP/C continues to distract the country and the international community with optics, while simultaneously showing disrespect for, and disregard of, the constitutional guardrails of our democracy.
What is even more troubling is the silence of the international community, which is too often seen wining and dining within the very optic illusion created for them.
Sad Guyana.
Ganesh Mahipaul, MP
APNU spokesperson on Local Government and Regional Development
and Parliamentary Affairs and Governance
