Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair, retired Justice Claudette Singh SC, yesterday ruled that Local Government Minister, Nigel Dharamlall, has no authority to constitute constituencies in Local Authority Areas as he did in Order 50 of 2022.
Under the order, Local Authorities (Elections) (Constituencies) Order 2022, amendments were made to the boundaries of Municipalities and Neighbourhood Democratic Councils.
Opposition-appointed Commissioners had strongly argued the case that the minister does not have the powers to demarcate boundaries of Local Authority Areas and Constituencies and by doing so he acted in contravention of the constitution.
