Henry Smith was sworn in as Mayor of Mabaruma by President David Granger yesterday but he will be unable to function in that capacity as Justice Diana Insanally has granted an interim order quashing the controversial appointment which had been made by Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan on Tuesday.
This is one of several interim orders that the PPP/C applied to the High Court for, after expressing disapproval with decisions made by government with respect to the Mabaruma Township and five Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) where there was a tie in the number of seats awarded to the government and the PPP following the just concluded Local Government Elections (LGE).
Justice Insanally granted orders quashing the appointments of chairmen and vice chairmen for the
