Mahdia residents demand REO’s removal

Nov 02, 2012 News

– Call for water supply, better roads

Residents of Mahdia, Region Eight, took to the streets in their numbers demanding the immediate removal of the Regional Executive Officer, Ronald Harsawack, provision of potable water and construction of community roads.
Residents have promised to keep up the protest until all their demands are met.
According to Mark Crawford, Regional Chairman, while the protest seeks to highlight the community’s woes, the residents’ main demand is the resignation of Harsawack, who “has not been operating in the interest of residents”.
Prior to this civil action, Crawford, on behalf of the Council and residents, had raised Harsawack’s reluctance to further development in Mahdia with the Ministers of Local Government and Regional Development Ganga Persaud and Norman Whittaker.
During a press conference at the Ministry, Persaud said the protest was politically motivated by the Alliance for Change and A Partnership for National Unity. He noted that Crawford and Harsawack had decided to meet every Monday to discuss pertinent issues of the Region.
In addition, he noted that Harsawack recently met with the Chief Executive Officer of Guyana Water Incorporated and the Chairperson of the Civil Defence Commission to address the water shortage in Mahdia created by the dry season. He noted that a long term fix to the water shortage will also be addressed.
Persaud related that as the protest is ongoing, pipelines, pumps and other conduits are being transported to Mahdia. In addition, the road leading to Mahdia is being repaired, while the contract has already been awarded for the construction of internal roads.
According to Crawford, these woes have been affecting residents for months – particularly the water shortage, which began way before the dry season.
“I told the REO in a meeting a week ago that the residents are at a boil over point, but he did not take it seriously,” Crawford noted.
He related, “Anybody with a modicum of commonsense can realize that the REO is not working in the best interest of the Region and is actually sabotaging development. The Region’s 2013 Budget was submitted without the knowledge of the Council.”
The Chairman said that it is alleged that the budget was submitted with forged signatures of the programme heads in the Region. He noted that soon that will be investigated.
“With the amount of revenue the Government receives from Region Eight, residents deserve to be treated better,” he stated.

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