Today marked 95 days since the last sitting of the National Assembly, and the Forward Guyana Movement is raising its voice in condemnation of the absence of parliamentary sittings and the absence of the Parliamentary committees.

The party has written to several regional and international organizations raising concern over the absence of parliamentary sittings.

Leader of the Forward Guyana Movement and Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton has announced that she has dispatched formal correspondence to the leadership of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), the Inter American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), the Organisation of American States (OAS), and ParlAmericas.

The party has also brought the developments to the attention of members of the diplomatic community, including the western diplomats.

The National Assembly has not convened since the 14th February 2026, with no formal resolution extending any recess published.

According to the Forward Guyana Movement, the prolonged failure to convene sittings of the National Assembly undermines the constitutional principle of representative democracy which is enshrined in the Constitution of Guyana.

FGM further argues that the continued “shutdown” of Parliament has effectively suspended meaningful legislative scrutiny during a period of unprecedented petroleum revenues and major public expenditure.

The opposition party has also raised its voice over the restrictions on media access to Parliament, the suppression of parliamentary speech, and the continued failure to constitute key parliamentary oversight committees, including the Sectoral Committees and the Public Accounts Committee, more than six months after Parliament reconvened following the 2025 General and Regional Elections.

“A Parliament that does not sit cannot effectively scrutinize public spending, represent the people, or hold power accountable. At a time of unprecedented oil wealth, democratic oversight in Guyana should be expanding, not disappearing,” said Walton-Desir.

The party said it will continue to pursue all lawful, democratic, and institutional avenues available to ensure that parliamentary democracy, transparency, accountability, and constitutional governance are preserved and protected in Guyana.

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