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Using flimsy excuses to delay holding elections
Dear Editor,
I read with utter disgust in Kaieteur News, January 5, 2019 that the Guyana Elections Commission will deny the people of Guyana their constitutional right to choose the government of their choice in a timely manner.
This right is enshrined in our Constitution. The Guyana Elections Commission has decided, using the flimsiest of excuses, that it will delay the elections until whenever it suits them.
After the no confidence vote, the Granger Government should have resigned and prepared for elections. The court has confirmed that the no confidence motion is valid and that the elections must be held in 90 days.
Like most Guyanese, I am confident that the illegal APNU-AFC government would have instructed that the election be delayed to suit their nefarious purpose.
So why does the APNU-AFC government want to delay elections? It is in the DNA of APNU to rig elections. They need time to put things in place so that they can cheat when elections are called.
They know that their partner in government, AFC, may be able to bring in no more than three votes and the people of Guyana’s voice was clear in the local government election.
APNU-AFC has no chance of winning the next election. The other reason that they are delaying elections is they are trying to rob the treasury of Guyana before they leave office.
In the same edition of your newspaper, it was reported that the “Tender Board examined 30 projects…” The boys and girls filling their pockets before they leave office.
The next government must not honour any contract that is entered into by this corrupt regime after December 21, 2018, except for elections related matters. In addition, the next government must establish a Commission of Inquiry into why GECOM wanted to deny the people of Guyana their constitutional right.
If anyone is found guilty of violating the law and constitution, they must be jailed. And I call on all democratic and peace loving people to tell the Granger government that this is not business as usual. The people have spoken Granger, vacate the Office of the President and take your corrupt minions with you.
Sincerely,
Lenny Jagdhar
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