President Bharrat Jagdeo has asked Dr Steve Surujbally to resign from his post as chairman of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), following objections by several stakeholders to the chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) holding a second position. However, Jagdeo told reporters yesterday that his decision to ask Surujbally to give up the GLDA post was not made because of “pressure” from any group, but rather to remove any excuse the main opposition parties might have to delay the elections this year.
He said Surjubally was the unanimous choice when the fledging body was formed because of his expertise, noting that the position was simply to, “chair a board, and not receive any pay.
“It’s a loss of a good solid skil
