16th October, 2022 Free Inside
APNU+AFC continues attempts to delay LGE No.106877
–– pushes ‘unjustified’ rhetoric despite timeline being estbalished for elections
NOTWITHSTANDING the delaying tactics employed by the APNU+AFC Opposition, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has already identified a timeline for the hosting of Local Government Elections (LGE). And now that a schedule has been established, the Commission is expected to write the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall, shortly on the
matter, government-nominated GECOM Commissioner Sase Gunraj confirmed during an interview with the Sunday Chronicle on Saturday. “We have already identified the time period, and the Commission has taken a decision to write to the Minister of Local Government, indicating a timeframe within which elections can be held. I understand it will be done shortly,” Gunraj
said. According to the GECOM Commissioner, the Commission already has a plan that has been approved. “Local Government Elections, like any other elections, is run via a plan;
we have a plan that is approved by GECOM, which the Secretariat will use to run elections. That plan includes timeline, etc.,” Gunraj explained.
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