The only role of the Opposition Leader in the appointment of the Chancellor and Chief Justice is to say whether he agrees or disagrees with the names put forward by the President. That’s according to the government’s chief spokesman Dr. Roger Luncheon,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, who attended meetings President Donald Ramotar had with Granger on the issue.Dr. Roger LuncheonAccording to Dr. Luncheon,Nike Air Force One Shoes Women, President Ramotar expressed his intention to confirm Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang and Acting Chancellor Carl Singh.? Dr. Luncheon repeated an earlier statement by the Attorney General Anil Nandlall; that Granger was not in support of confirming Chang and Singh.Dr. Luncheon said that the constitution provides for the President to consult with the Opposition Leader, but that consultation should not be interpreted to mean that Granger should have an input in the appointment process.He said the constitutional provisional and the habit has been simply for the President to say whom he is considering for appointments and for the Opposition Leader to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ because there is no other “defined” role for the Opposition Leader in making the appointments.Granger had suggested that a new method be used to select the Chancellor and Chief Justice, namely,Wholesale Jerseys Outlet, that the positions be advertised and that a special panel be appointed to conduct interviews and select the best candidate. However,Wholesale China Jerseys, President Ramotar is not likely to agree to that suggestion.Regarding Granger’s position; Luncheon said: “The President in unmistakable terms expressed his unwillingness to go down that road.”Luncheon said that what Granger has proposed is outside of what the constitution provides for and apart from the idea being a “novelty,” Granger did not advance any arguments of “merit” as to what is wrong with the current way of making the appointments.In accordance with Article 127 (1) of the Constitution, the President and the Leader of the Opposition must agree on the appointment of the Chancellor and Chief Justice.Granger on Tuesday said that the Constitutional provision was not to be a mere consultation but a complete agreement to be made between the President and the Opposition Leader.Former Opposition Leader Robert Corbin and former President Bharrat Jagdeo had started consultation on the issue eight years ago but there was no agreement.“After eight years of deadlock, we need to move forward and I proposed a methodology to move forward…and if interviewed by a panel and they are the best, I will agree,Cheap Jerseys,” Granger said Tuesday.Unless the current President and Opposition Leader decide to shift their positions, there would continue to be deadlock and Justices Singh and Chang would continue to act.Justice Singh is substantive Chief Justice while Justice Chang holds the position of a Court of Appeal Judge.