Gecom won’t sacrifice accuracy for expediency in declaring results

Gecom Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally said that while the commission will move expeditiously to declare the results of the upcoming General Elections it will not sacrifice accuracy to do so.

This was its response to the PPP call at a meeting on Monday with Gecom for an earlier declaration of the elections results.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) called the meeting with the PPP team to continue discussions on outstanding matters fast on the heels of the previous meeting held on Monday January 12, a press release said.

The release said that the PPP supported a call by other stakeholders for the earlier declaration of the elections results, submitting that establishing and maintaining a proper communication network would positively impact on such an outcome, particularly regarding the transmission of results from remote hinterland communities.