Elections officer defends GPSU polling process

Herman DeSouza, elections officer for the recent the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) elections, yesterday defended the process, saying all the rules were followed and any disgruntled parties could seek redress.

In a telephone interview, DeSouza told Stabroek News that he would have confirmed and reconfirmed the figures received from the outlying districts before arriving at a final result.

He further stated that the members of the Change Team that challenged incumbent Patrick Yarde and his group for seats on the GPSU’s executive council are free to challenge the figures presented against the ones they would have been fed by their colleagues out of town, and the statements of poll posted at the GPSU’s headquarters. He also noted that the team