Dear Editor,
The Coronavirus may have effectively stopped all sports and games, globally, but we in Guyana can never be stopped. We, in the personages of the PNC/GECOM are merrily continuing to play games with the Guyanese population, while showing the finger to the rest of the world.
After the No-Confidence Motion (NCM) was successfully passed, I had reason to write that GECOM was delinquent in not being always prepared for the eventuality of an NCM, and therefore being always ready and prepared to have credible elections within the time stipulated by the Constitution of Guyana.
As far as any right thinking person (whether Guyanese or not) is concerned, such irresponsible, incompetent and inefficient management of GECOM should have been enough reason to dismiss the entire hierarchy of that Constitutional entity.
If anyone doubted before, they have clearly shown their partisan characteristics after the NCM, and glaringly, shamelessly, barefacedly continue to do so, with the apparent support of a chairperson, who seems hopelessly “lost at sea”. I hope the Commonwealth advisor, who attended the GECOM meeting on April 16, can convince her of the urgency to get the accurate results of the March 02 elections and have them declared, have the new government installed, so that Guyanese breathe again, since COVID-19 requires healthy lungs.
(On a similar note, I’ve read that a person at the front and centre of the controversy, for the declaration of District Four, deemed improper by the courts of Guyana, has also been attending meetings of GECOM) I now ask publicly, is it “fit and proper” for the deputy CEO of GECOM, moreso after mired in controversy, to attend meetings of this body? Or was her presence there to exert “influence” on anyone?
I also had reason to write a few days ago that Mr. Granger, after admitting that the government had lost the NCM, “changed his mouth” and said that the government had been elected for five years and intended to remain that long in office, which leads me to believe that he is waiting for May or after, to finally accept defeat and demit office, screaming and shouting.
Since so much has already been offered on the recount and how long such a process should take, I wouldn’t say much, except to repeat that in my opinion, there is absolutely no need for a recount of District (Region) Four as it was never completed, as determined by the Court, and should be continued from when the SOP’s being used, was discontinued. District Four should be counted not recounted.
I reiterate my agreement with the Private Sector Commission (and others) that a recount of the nine Districts, for which results were already declared, is a waste of time.
It is obvious and glaring to me and many others, that GECOM/PNC and their lackeys, are using the recount of all ten Districts to further drag this madness on and on. I am also certain they have more tricks in their bag.
However, I recognize that my voice is one “in the wilderness” at this time.
Now, the latest scandal is their engagement of a lobbying firm in Washington (?) to do their dirty, dishonest, defamatory propaganda.
Yours faithfully,
H N Nawbatt
