Guyana gov’t legislators with dual citizenship resign

Guyana President David Granger has accepted the resignation of all government legislators who hold dual citizenship.

A brief statement from the President’s Office said that the coalition government is “committed to the upholding of the Constitution of Guyana and by virtue, the March 22, 2019 ruling of the Court of Appeal on the December 21, 2018 Motion of No Confidence, which was brought against the Government.

“In this regard, as of Monday, April 1, 2019, His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, has received and accepted the resignation of all coalition Members of Parliament who are holders of dual citizenship. These members will not be returning to Parliament therefore, when it reconvenes on April 11, 2019.”

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