No confidence motion against Region 8 REO based only on non-cooperation -Chairman

Ronald Harsawack

Region Eight Chairman Mark Crawford says that the region will be examining options with regards to the Regional Democratic Council’s no-confidence motion against the Regional Executive Officer Ronald Harsawack, while maintaining that it was made as a result of non-cooperation.

In July, a no-confidence motion was brought by APNU and passed by a majority of the members of the RDC against Harsawack. Eight of the 15 members of the RDC backed the motion, which was based on a series of complaints against the REO. Minister of Local Govern-ment Ganga Persaud has said that the RDC has no jurisdiction over appointed officials.

At an AFC news conference on Wednesday, Crawford, saying that he wished to “clear the air,” noted that the council’s decision to move the motion of no-confidence against the