The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) yesterday welcomed the appointment of a ”high-level” CARICOM team to recount ballots from the March 2nd general elections and urged that it be done with alacrity.
In a statement yesterday, the Chamber which was an accredited local observer group, acknowledged the consensus between President David Granger and Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on the recount of all of the ballots cast in the 10 Electoral Districts for the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections.
The deal was announced on Saturday by the Chair of CARICOM, Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley.
The GCCI offered its fullest support for the total recount of the votes as agreed by Granger and Jagdeo, under comprehensive oversight of the “high level” team. The GCCI said it is convinced that this course of action will remove all doubts about the outcome and that Guyana can return to normalcy.
“In view of the foregoing, the GCCI calls upon all concerned, but more specifically GECOM and the contesting Political Parties to move with alacrity towards putting all of the requirements in place to facilitate the intended recounts in a most efficient manner as prescribed by the extant laws and with all possible checks and balances in place towards the achievement of common acceptability of the outcome of the recounts”.
The recount is expected to begin today.
In the meantime, the GCCI pleaded with all stakeholders, especially the constituents of the political parties, to remain calm and allow the democratic processes to unfold. Guyana deserves nothing less.
