MPs urged by Clerk to submit proof of allegiance only to Guyana

Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs has requested that the members of the National Assembly who held dual citizenship while sitting in the 11th Parliament prove that their only allegiance lies with Guyana.

In a letter sent to members and seen by Stabroek News, Isaacs reminds that Article 115(1) of the Constitution states that no person shall be qualified for election as a member of the National Assembly who— (a) is, by virtue of his own act, under any acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience or adherence to a foreign power or state.

He notes that in 2019 the Guyana Court of Appeal conclusively ruled that a person is not eligible to be elected if they hold dual citizenship before asking that those members who held allegiance or adherence to a foreign power or state during the 11th parliament and have relinquished same to submit proof of relinquishment.