Halt blame game and focus on getting voters out

As the March 18 Local Government Elections (LGE) date nears, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and foreign missions here say energies should be focused on getting the citizenry out to vote, rather than a blame game on who is not doing enough.

“I think to point the finger and say it is this or that person’s responsibility misses the point. All of us have a job to do, to make sure voters are educated and know to vote,” Charge d’Affaires of the United States Embassy Bryan Hunte said yesterday at a Private Sector Commission press conference on LGE.

“Gecom does not bear the sole responsibility for educating voters, that is a responsibility that should be shared between Gecom, the political parties, the candidates that are running, between civil society organisations, which means all of