Dear Editor,
The Public Relations Officer of GECOM, consistent with previous efforts to mislead the public, does the same regarding the outcome of the continued Statutory Meeting of 18 September, 2019.
The release seeks to blame Commissioner Sase Gunraj for not presenting a timeline for consideration at the said meeting.
On the contrary, it was communicated to that meeting that we
considered the timelines for the holding of elections and deliberately did not present a proposal, particularly on the date earmarked for making a decision, because we did not want to get involved in a protracted debate that would have further delayed the decision-making process of the Commission.
In that regard, after considering timelines and determining that it was eminently possible to hold elections before the end of the year, we chose instead to reiterate that position to the Chairman and Commission, instead of making a formal proposal.
We note too that the Chairman had committed to both of the major political stakeholders that GECOM was working to achieve elections before the end of the year.
We have provided several timelines over the last nine months, which have only been debated without yielding any meaningful outcome.
All of these timelines, adjusted for time elapsed, clearly point to GECOM’s ability to hold credible elections long before the end of 2019.
Yours faithfully,
Robeson Benn
Bibi Shadick
Sase Gunraj
Commissioners
GECOM
