GECOM Secretariat still awaiting decision on local gov’t polls

Incoming Chief Election Officer Vishnu Persaud

Amidst calls for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to identify a date for the constitutionally overdue Local Government Elections (LGE), Chief Election Officer Vishnu Persaud has said that the Secretariat is currently in preparation mode.

Retired Justice Claudette Singh currently chairs the Elections Commission with Sase Gunraj, Bibi Shadick and Manoj Narayan representing the ruling party’s interest, while Vincent Alexander, Desmond Trotman and Charles Corbin represent the interests of the opposition APNU+AFC.