PPP/C-appointed commissioners say Gecom not ready for local govt polls

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP)/Civic-appointed Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Com-mission (Gecom) say that the Commission is not ready for local government polls which are scheduled for March 18 next year.

Commissioner Bibi Shadick told a press conference at PPP headquarters, Freedom House on Saturday that she is “not convinced that the secretariat understands the complexities of this new system which will be used for local government elections.

She contended that the plans laid out by the secretariat follow those of the general election without