Incorrect poll numbers surfaced when Enrique Livan took over duties, party objections were ignored

Chairman of the CoI, retired Justice Stanley John (centre) and two Commissioners, Justice Godfrey Smith (right) and retired Justice Carl Singh engaged in a discussion while Jonathan Yearwood was giving evidence.

“Numerous mistakes” were made and “incorrect” numbers called out in the tabulation and verification of votes for Region Four during the 2020 elections after Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Information Technology officer, Enrique Livan took over the process.

“Within a very short period of time we realized that numerous mistakes were being made…..The numbers they were calling out did not correspond with what counting agents had,” local activist, Jonathan Yearwood yesterday told the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the 2020 elections.

This led to local as well as international observers being threatened and verbally abused by APNU+AFC representative, Carol Smith-Joseph, who he said was in a “nasty” mood.