Nandlall acknowledges that Walrond appointment was unconstitutional
-says she will be sworn-in again as MP
Oneidge Walrond
December 10, 2020
Attorney General Anil Nandlall today told the High Court that the appointment of Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond as a Member of Parliament had been unconstitutional and that the matter will remedied by having her sworn-in again.
The government had made no announcement that Walrond was to be sworn-in again as an MP. She was sworn-in again as a Minister on December 1st. There had been no announced by the government about this.
Walrond had first taken the oath as a Minister on August 5th and then as an MP on September 1st. Both appointments transgressed the law as she was still a dual citizen. Both she and the government had up to that point argued that no wrong had been committed.