President should give GECOM a clear directive about elections

Mar 03, 2019 Letters

Dear Editor,

As I ponder over the looming constitutional crisis, my initial thoughts were to allow the situation to run its course and let the chips, as it were, fall where they belonged.
On further reflection, I thought that this would be a most irresponsible position to embrace. I therefore sought, through the use of this medium, to urge the parties involved to agree on a “compromise’ position which should include the following:
The President issuing a new invitation to the Leader of the Opposition with an agenda that is mutually agreed upon and which should include the fixing of a date for elections. This could pave the way for some flexibility on both sides for a reasonable extension of the constitutional deadline for the holding of elections by way of the required two-thirds majority.
Concurrently, a clear and unambiguous directive should be given to GECOM by President Granger to commence preparations for elections and Government representatives to GECOM should be so advised. The existing List of Electors should be used as the Preliminary Voters’ List, which could then be sanitized during the statutory Claims and Objections period.
I thought of throwing up these proposals as a concerned citizen and hopefully in the best national interest.

Hydar Ally

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