Letter to the Sports Editor Kennard responds to Oditt’s accusations

Jul 19, 2014 Sports

Dear Sports Editor,
I read with utter disgust the attack on me by Mr. Vic Oditt in a recent letter to the press (Kaieteur and Chronicle).
In my previous letter to the press I had merely expressed the view that the action taken by Mr. Vic Oditt against the Secretary of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority was improper. Instead of dealing with that issue only, he launched an attack on me which is full of inaccuracies.
First of all I was not soundly defeated at the Annual General Meeting. I lost by a mere two votes. This came about because two Clubs, namely the Port Mourant Turf Club and Ryan Crawford Memorial voted when they were not entitled to vote as they had not paid their affiliation fees for 2013. Had they not voted Mr. Oditt would have got a mere three votes. These two clubs supported Mr. Oditt. Therefore, who was guilty of voter padding. Certainly not me.
At no time did I ever say I would only accept the position of President and nothing less. I resigned as Vice President, after receiving all seventeen votes cast because, I felt that I could not work with persons whose behavior at the Annual General Meeting amounted to hooliganism. These were supporters of Mr. Oditt.
So far as the suggestion that I had forged my age, Mr. Oditt better get his facts straight as he is likely to face legal proceedings by me. I have already consulted three eminent Senior Counsel to deal with this issue.
What happened was that a prominent lawyer then in PPP told former President Jagdeo that I had mis-stated my age. President Jagdeo asked him where the proof is as he has seen no document signed by me to support the allegation. That lawyer could not do so and the matter was closed. That lawyer was later kicked out of the PPP.
Subsequently President Jagdeo granted me an extension of tenure as Chancellor. I served until after the elections of 2001, after which I was appointed as Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority, which I presently hold.
Mr. Steve Ninvalle was indeed present at the Annual General Meeting and can testify as to the outrageous behavior of two supporters of Mr. Oditt. It was at my request that the Minister of Sports Dr. Anthony had sent him to observe the elections. Subsequently I met Mr. Ninvalle and he told me that the clubs Port Mourant Turf Club and Ryan Crawford Memorial should not have been allowed to vote as they had not paid their affiliation fees.
So far the one eye legal opinion given to Mr. Oditt being of a better quality than mine on the issue of Secretary’s removal, I leave it to the public to decide.
I have no intention of influencing any senior officer to give approval for the running of race meetings. I know far better than Mr. Oditt to do this.
I was not at the meeting at which a no confidence motion was moved against Mr. Oditt as President. Therefore I should not be accused of any complicity against him.
Mr. Oditt is the one who should ride off into the sunset as he has not achieved anything of substance in life. What did he do for horseracing during his first term as President of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority and what has he done for the past five months? What Mr. Oditt has done is to create confusion as the clubs are now divided.
I can boast that I have the best race track in Guyana with up to date facilities. The public can verify this. My family and I have given lands for horseracing, cricket, religious and other purposes. Our record is well known throughout the length and breadth of Guyana.
I have served this beautiful land of Guyana for nearly 50 years and I have been awarded two national awards namely, Cacique Crown of Honour and the Order of Roraima.
My credentials are there for all to see. I have made it known on several occasions subsequent to February 9, that I do not want any position in the Guyana Horse Racing Authority. Is Oditt afraid of his own shadow?
I must remind him that those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. I have a dossier on him, among them being, his many failed business ventures, the Vinelli issue, his stint as Chairman of GUYSUCO and many more. As the saying goes, if you ‘Mouth open, story will jump out.”
I rest my case and will not again respond to any issue he may raise against me in the future. He is not worth it. He should ride off into the sunset.
C.C. Kennard

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