Expressing confidence that most of the persons he nominated for the post of Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Chairperson meet the criteria outlined by President David Granger, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said that he would fight any attempt by the head of state to handpick his own candidate even as he expressed his willingness to prepare another list of nominees if necessary.
“He said that he had a preference for people who were former judges, and are eligible to be judges and five of those six persons meet those criteria. I suspect that he could find one from the five or the six who will discharge the functions of Gecom in an impartial [and] independent manner,” Jagdeo told a press conference yesterday.
