Georgetown: President of the University of Guyana Law Society (UGLS), Patrice Wishart, this week prematurely resigned from the post in which he had served for approximately four months. In an interview with this publication, Wishart disclosed that the only reason for his resignation was the added strain in his personal life since his wife was offered a new job which would require her to travel often.
As such, his time would be further limited as he would now be required to invest more time with his children.
Against this backdrop, Wishart explained that the time constraints would not permit him to function adequately as President of the UGLS, hence the decision to resign with immediate effect.
Commenting on his achievement over the past few months, the young man noted that while “more could have been done,” the Law Society was still capable of achieving significantly.
Among the things the body would have achieved under his stewardship, Wishart alluded to the charity drives executed during the Christmas season, the accumulation of funds for a Caribbean Court of Justice Moot Competition and an ongoing constitution reform process.
Despite these achievements however, the outgoing president noted that some internal issues experienced in the Law Society had prevented the body from achieving more.
Wishart, who is a first-year student, was served with a No-confidence Motion in December last year by executive members of the law society.
The motion sought to forcefully remove Wishart from the post, but was however deemed unconstitutional by observers, as they realised that a vote by the executive members was required to decide whether Wishart would remain as president or be removed. The voting process however did not materialise.
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