The WPA yesterday said that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is unable to guarantee credible elections with the current voters’ list and called for a “workable solution” that would satisfy the main political groupings.
“WPA is concerned that rushing to an election with a tainted list and the possible disenfranchisement of new voters would be unconstitutional and worse could aggravate tensions in the society that may prove counterproductive in the long run,” the party, a partner in the APNU bloc of the APNU+AFC coalition government, said in a statement. The party’s position on the voters’ list echoes that of President David Granger and other members of his government.
“Further, such a course of action could activate a new round of court actions that would ultimately cause more delays. We should not sacrifice one sacred principle in the undue haste to satisfy another one – what is needed is a formula that satisfies both,” the WPA said while observing that this calls for political will and maturity on the part of the leaders.
