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Bartica NDC disbanded, Govt installs its own

May 29, 2012 News

 

The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development recently dissolved the Bartica Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC). An Interim Management Committee (IMC) comprising 15 Government supporters has been installed to manage the affairs of Bartica.
This decision surprised residents, who at a recent public meeting in Bartica rejected the idea of an IMC and called for Local Government Elections. The meeting derived from a letter signed by 20 residents accusing the NDC of not functioning effectively.
That meeting had sought to investigate complaints of malpractices by the NDC.
There it was revealed that the NDC revenue was being restricted to property tax collection, which inhibited it from functioning effectively. To correct this, residents recommended Local Government Reform.
Former NDC Chairman, Gerald Joseph, stated that following that meeting the Ministry was expected to provide a report on the findings of the investigation into the NDC. To date, the details of that report are unknown to the NDC that was disbanded.
He expressed confidence that there were no financial discrepancies in the NDC. He stressed that last year three audits were conducted and at every Council meeting the financial statements are shared.
Joseph related that on Thursday last, the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Ganga Persaud and the 15 replacements entered the NDC building and disbanded the Council.
Persaud then installed the 15 Government supporters to operate as an IMC.
Meanwhile, Alliance For Change, Executive Member Michael Carrington, rejected recent actions by Government to disband NDCs and install IMCs across the country. He stressed that the Minister is quoting his powers from Section 30 of 28:02 of the Constitution but those laws were made long before the 1980 Constitution.
Carrington added that NDCs should be autonomous bodies. However, it appears that Government does not plan on having Local Government Elections soon so it is installing IMCs, he said.

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