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Berbice football clubs beseech intervention of Guyana Football Federation officials

Mar 20, 2013 Sports

 

 

– Cite inconsistency in voting process

With just over 3 weeks before affiliates of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) convene to elect an executive body to run the affairs of the Federation for the next two years, trouble is brewing in Berbice and football officials of three clubs in that region are calling on officials of governing body to investigate several inconsistencies following the controversial culmination of the recently staged Annual General Meeting and the election of office bearers for that organization.
Elections concluded a few days ago which saw the re-installation of the incumbent Keith O’Jeer and Secretary Joseph Simon among others. To this effect, three entities, Cougars Football Club, Paradise, Monedderlust and New Amsterdam United have discredited the constitutionality of the elections, citing flagrant disregard for the constitution. They are also contending that elections were held devoid of the requisite quorum and have breached several articles of the Constitution.
The disgruntled members cited Article 5 (1), (2) and (3) in support of their claims. These statutes clearly state that that (1) at all executive meetings a majority of voting members shall form a quorum, (2) that at general meetings, a majority of the membership should be in good standing and (3) in the event that the quorum for any meeting is not met within thirty minutes after the start of the meeting, activities shall be adjourned; all of these statutes were flagrantly breached.
Additionally, the aggrieved affiliates are claiming that the executives of the BFA have also contravened article 9 (1) when they failed to produce audited financial reports since 2010 with the flimsy excuse that the association was operating devoid of a treasurer. The affiliates were also critical of the secretary’s report which they said was read to the membership but was not adopted.
The disgruntled clubs are also disturbed that the minutes of the previous AGM were moved by a representative of Corriverton Links Football Club even though that individual only attended the meeting for a mere few minutes. They are contending that the official in question was ineligible to pronounce on what transpired.
The group is also suspicious of certain occurrences prior to the commencement of the meeting where the returning officer Lawrence Griffith, and the GFF representative, Duane Lovell, met behind closed doors with Mr. O’Jeer and Secretary, Joseph Simon minutes before the commencement of the meeting in an act they feel reeks of partiality. They are contending that Mr. Griffith and Mr. Lovell conspired to alienate the four clubs after realizing that they had nominated slates contrary to that of the incumbency.
Subsequently, President of the Cougars Football Club, Phillip Carrington, said that he approached Mr. Griffith questioning his decision to debar the affected clubs from the elections process even as he pointed out breach of the statutes regarding the formation of a quorum. He said that Mr. Griffith disclosed that the clubs failed to produce audited financial statements. He then advised that the two clubs could emulate their female counterparts and form a separate Association.
“We immediately informed Mr. Griffith that his comparison was out of order, since it is not a situation of forming an Association, hence the Women’s Association only has two membership that form the majority,” explained Mr. Carrington. He further contended that Mr. Griffith remained inflexible and proceeded with the election despite only two of the six members and one associate member being present. Based on these abnormalities, members of the aggrieved clubs have approached the executive of the GFF for mediation and possible resolution.

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