Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir says her exclusion from Parliament’s sectoral committees will not prevent her from carrying out the oversight role entrusted to her by voters, even as she questions the rationale used to block her nomination despite support from the two largest opposition parties.

In a statement on Wednesday, Walton-Desir said her nomination by We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) to serve on several parliamentary committees was rejected by the Committee of Selection, chaired by Speaker of the National Assembly Manzoor Nadir.

The dispute comes as Parliament moves to constitute its sectoral committees, which are responsible for scrutinising government policies, expenditure and legislation. The committees are widely regarded as one of Parliament’s most important oversight mechanisms.