While opposition leader Bharrat Jagdeo had shortlisted eight persons to be his nominees for the post of Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Com-mission (Gecom), only four of them have so far agreed to have their names submitted, sources say.
Jadgeo told Stabroek News on Tuesday that he was still working on compiling a new list of six persons and remained optimistic that he would meet the quota by the time President David Granger returns from his trip to the United Kingdom.
“I am still having a difficult time… a lot of people don’t want their names dragged into the public domain,” he said.
Sources close to the selection process told this newspaper that only four persons who were approached agreed to have their names submitted to the president for consideration. A source said that from 15 persons shortlisted by stakeholder groups that the opposition leader had consulted with, the list was narrowed to eight and Jagdeo expected that he would have gotten at least six acceptances.
