The PPP today explained the circumstances behind the departure of three of its Region Six councillors.
An edited version of the PPP press release follows:
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) denounces as misleading and mischievous the article headlined in the Guyana Chronicle of September 10, 2015;
“Three PPP Region 6 Councillors resign”.
The facts pertaining to this matter are as follows:
The three individuals, Shafiran Bhajan, Bhurpaul Jhagroo and Quincy Henry were identified as candidates for the 2015 General and Regional elections. They were included in the PPP/C’s Regional List of Candidates submitted to Gecom.
Following the announcement of the results of the elections the Party initiated an internal process of selection and extraction of names of persons to serve on the Region 6 RDC Council.
Following consultations with the three Comrades and based on agreement their names were extracted among others and submitted to Gecom.
However, during the period of the submission of the names to Gecom and the swearing in of the other persons whose names had been extracted, the three individuals indicated to the General Secretary of the PPP that they were unable to serve due to various reasons.
Thus, contrary to the Chronicle story the three individuals were never sworn in as Councillors having long before indicated their unavailability.
In order for the three persons to be replaced on the Council, it became necessary for them to formally submit their letters of resignation because notwithstanding the fact they were not sworn in as Councillors, their names had already been extracted and submitted to Gecom.
This is precisely what happened at the last statutory meeting of Region 6 RDC. It was simply following a procedure in a matter that was settled months ago.
