Gov’t accused of interfering in Aranaputa elections

A member of the Community Development Council (CDC) of Aranaputa, in Region Nine, is accusing the government of interfering in the preparations of the community’s upcoming elections.

The CDC planned to hold its elections to elect a new chairman and executive on April 27, when the three year life of the current council expires.

However, according to a councillor, late last week the CDC held a public meeting, where the Regional Executive Officer (REO) Claire Singh told villagers that the council should hold its elections on