Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says that a proposal he made to amend the constitution to include non-nationals as nominees for the position of Gecom Chairman was rejected by President David Granger on Monday.
Instead, Granger made a counter-proposal that a team be established to search for names locally, but Jagdeo said he could not agree as he (Jagdeo) promised to be just as protective of his constitutional rights, to search on his own for a nominee, as the President is of his role in selecting one.
Speaking at a PPP/C event on Wednesday at Enmore to commemorate the 1948 Enmore Martyrs, Jagdeo told attendees that when he met the President last Monday to discuss a way forward on the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) chairmanship, the proposal was made.
“I said, ‘you have these …. conditions
