No, you take a seat and read the relevant documents, Mr. Williams

Sep 14, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

The letter by one Ranfred Williams, Managing Director of Quantum Technologies, exposes how desperate some elements are to target one of Guyana’s more formidable politicians, Bharrat Jagdeo – or as Ranfred Williams admits, a politician of “real caliber” – so desperate that they resort to blatant misinformation.
Ranfred Williams talks about Bharrat Jagdeo’s “expectation” of snap elections after the no-confidence motion was passed. Is Ranfred Williams not aware that Article 106 of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana mandates that elections are to be held within three months of the passage of a no-confidence motion?
He talks about the importance of Local Government Elections being ignored under PPPC governments. Is Ranfred Williams not aware of what was taking place in the National Assembly, with the involvement of the PNC, which delayed the holding of Local Government Elections?
The letter writer also misleads when he says Bharrat Jagdeo referred to GECOM as a “runaway horse”, when it is headed by retired Justice Claudette Singh, who was chosen by Bharrat Jagdeo and nominated to President David Granger.
At no point in time did Bharrat Jagdeo refer to the GECOM Chairwoman as a “runaway horse”. The GECOM Secretariat, however, is a different story. Ranfred Williams seems ignorant of the distinction between the full Commission and the GECOM Secretariat that is headed by the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield.
Before advising Bharrat Jagdeo to “take several seats”, Ranfred Williams should take just one seat and read the relevant documents that would ensure that when he chooses to criticize, he does so from an informed position.
Now in all this, there is one point that no one can run away from; not even the staunchest critics of the PPPC, and that is that Guyana’s standing as a nation that upholds democracy and constitutional rule is at risk.
After the no-confidence motion was passed in the National Assembly, the Caribbean Court of Justice said clearly that elections should have been held since March 21st, 2019. It is now six months past that deadline. Are we as Guyanese prepared to suffer the consequences of being a nation where rule of law is not upheld by our own Government? I think not.
Yours Faithfully,
Todd A. Morgan

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