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>>> Letter to the Sports Editor <<< North Essequibo supports the holding of elections by ECB Area Committees

Dec 19, 2014 Sports

Dear Editor,
The new dispensation regarding the future administration of cricket in Guyana would have been welcomed by the North Essequibo Cricket Committee, given the successful passage of the Cricket Administration Bill by the Honorable Sports Minister in 2014. The Committee views the Bill as enabling to facilitate free and transparent elections by the County Boards as well as at the level of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB). In view of this, the NECC will be conducting its Annual General Meeting shortly as has been the general practice, and precedes that of the Essequibo Cricket Board’s Biennial General meeting.
The ECB by way of notice by the Secretary to the eight area committees has confirmed its BGM for 2015-01-11, even in the wake of not having an Ordinary General Meeting for the last seven months as mandated by the constitution which stipulates that two such meetings shall be held within a year. Notwithstanding, the NECC views the upcoming BGM as pivotal towards preserving the democratic process of the ECB and its affiliate members. As a result this is an opportune time for the eight area committees to conduct their internal elections in a timely manner and before the holding of the ECB’S elections.
The NECC supports this position while appealing to the President of the ECB Mr. Fizul Bacchus to ensure that this is done. All constituent members shall be given the right to elect their representatives and Mr. Bacchus should lead from the front by having timely elections at the level of the Pomeroon Cricket Committee where he serves as Chairman.
The state of cricket generally has never been at its lowest and in Essequibo it is even worse. Dates for statutory meetings were not kept, competitions at the ECB level were non-existent, no camps for the junior players, no fundraising to boost the operational status of the Board which it’s seems has resulted in the non- functioning of its administrator and the list goes on.
The holding of the Board’s BGM therefore will test the will of the constituent members and this should be done in fairness by the area committees having their local elections. The NECC will always uphold such a principled position. The other area committees should do likewise.
Yours Faithfully,
Hakim Khan
Secretary

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