“Good governance demands that the nomination of Ms (Christine) Kangaloo be withdrawn.”
So said Mayaro MP Rushton Paray.
With the January 20th election date for the President fast approaching, Paray said it is not to late for the Prime Minister and his government to withdraw its Kangaloo as their nominee.
In a statement, he said. “It is not too late for the Government to reconsider its candidate, and, in the interest of equity and good judgment, to nominate a non-partisan person with high national standing.
Attorney Israel Khan SC is the nominee for the United National Congress (UNC).
Paray said, “The framers of the national constitution clearly imagined the office of Head of State being occupied by a person of high accomplishment, stature, and objectivity.
“The President is expected to be above the political fray, with prestige and eminence, and a rigorously balanced perspective on national affairs.
“The fact that Ms Kangaloo, a practising politician, is being proffered as President, undermines these lofty ambitions of an even-handed, neutral and dispassionate office-holder.”
Paray: “It is not too late for the Government to reconsider its candidate, and, in the interest of equity and good judgment, to nominate a non-partisan person with high national standing.
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