Granger invites Jagdeo to meeting on Gecom chairman appointment

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has been invited to a meeting with President David Granger later this month to continue consultations regarding the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), but up to press time last night there was no word on Jagdeo’s response.

The letter, written by Minister of State Joseph Harmon yesterday, refers to statements Jagdeo made in the press the previous day, but did not spell them out. Jagdeo had warned that there would be “a fight” if Granger handpicked a candidate outside of his (Jagdeo’s) list of nominees.

In the letter, Harmon said, “I write on behalf of his Excellency…