Following Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield’s decision to disregard the request by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairperson Claudette Singh to submit a report on the outcome of the general elections using the results of the national recount exercise, the Organization of American States (OAS) yesterday said his actions were unjustifiable.
In a statement, the OAS noted that in direct opposition to the instructions of the Chair, Lowenfield submitted a final report which included data compiled prior to the national recount and which had already been deemed to be questionable.
“There can be no justification for this action. As intimated in our statement of July 10, this confirms that the Chief Election Officer is acting in bad faith and contrary to the interest of democracy in Guyana.
