{"id":19663,"date":"2024-05-14T20:33:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T20:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19663"},"modified":"2024-05-14T20:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T20:34:00","slug":"government-rejects-opposition-motion-to-rescind-public-accounts-committee-resolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/government-rejects-opposition-motion-to-rescind-public-accounts-committee-resolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Rejects Opposition Motion to Rescind Public Accounts Committee Resolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>Saskia Warrick<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government has firmly rejected an Opposition motion aimed at rescinding Resolution No. 35 for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), emphasizing its commitment to accountability and transparency in parliamentary affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opposition Member of Parliament Ganesh Mahipaul brought forward the motion in the House, seeking to overturn an amendment made to Standing Order 82 in 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This amendment established a quorum of five members for the PAC, with representation from both the Government and the Opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mahipaul argued that the amendment, particularly Resolution No. 35, had hindered the work of the PAC, which historically operated without such constraints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, countered these claims, stating that the motion was misguided and lacked validity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Teixeira highlighted the PAC&#8217;s strong track record and suggested that the Opposition&#8217;s true motive was to distract the Committee from its mandate of ensuring accountability and transparency, especially during their tenure in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the parliamentary session, Minister Teixeira asserted that the real issue was not the quorum requirement but rather the Opposition&#8217;s desire to expedite proceedings without proper scrutiny. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized the importance of addressing underlying issues rather than focusing solely on procedural matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following debate and deliberation, the motion was put to a vote, resulting in 33 members voting against it, compared to 30 in favor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This decisive outcome reaffirmed the Government&#8217;s position on maintaining the existing resolution for the PAC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In essence, the rejection of the motion underscores the Government&#8217;s commitment to upholding parliamentary procedures that promote accountability and transparency in the management of public funds and resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saskia Warrick The Government has firmly rejected an Opposition motion aimed at rescinding Resolution No. 35 for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), emphasizing its commitment to accountability and transparency in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19663"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19665,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19663\/revisions\/19665"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}