November 16 2018
The Government of Guyana today requested a postponement of the scheduled sitting of the National Assembly from today to Monday November 19th as a result of the motion of no confidence which was lodged yesterday by Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo.
A statement from the Department of Public information (DPI) said that the Clerk of the National Assembly has confirmed that the sitting will be held on Monday next and all Members of Parliament have been formally notified.
The DPI statement said that βGiven the submission of a Motion of No Confidence yesterday, the Government felt it necessary and urgent to convene a meeting to apprise and brief all Members of Parliament.
βThere is precedent, going back to 2011 and 2012 for the request for postponement. Under the PPP government, four requests were made for postponement without explanation.
βGiven its majority in Parliament the Coalition Government of Guyana is confident that the motion of no confidence will be solidly defeatedβ.
The deferral of the Parliament sitting came suddenly. It is unclear when the motion of no confidence will be debated.