Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday maintained that elections must be held within three months in keeping with the constitution, while insisting that the national house-to-house registration exercise being demanded by government is unnecessary and a ploy to hold on to power.
“So we will insist on elections being held within three months consistent with our constitution and when I meet with President [David] Granger that is a non-negotiable,” Jagdeo told a press conference yesterday.
Jagdeo also ruled out the possibility of the opposition returning to the National Assembly to extend the life of government.
Jagdeo made these remarks in response to the December 25th timeline given by Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) attorney, Senior Counsel Stanley Marcus, for the finalisation of a credible voters’ list after a house-to-house registration process.
