GFF ExCo re-elected unopposed Concacaf rep confirms election’s validity

Nov 10, 2019 Sports

The current Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Executive Committee (ExCo) which was first elected in 2015, was reelected yesterday unopposed with Wayne Forde at the helm, when the GFF held their Extraordinary Congress and elections at the Pegasus Hotel.

Wayne Forde (left) and Concacaf Rep Marco Leal.

The new GFF Executive in photo with the members of the federation who attended yesterday’s meeting.

The elections process was overseen by Concacaf’s Chief Officer of Member Associations; Marco Leal, who during a press brief following the elections, refuted claims in a newspaper publication that questioned the legality of having an election at an extraordinary congress.
Leal expressed his surprise when reading the article and noted that, “There is a specific provision in the (GFF) statutes in the section of the extraordinary congress that speaks of elections at an extraordinary congress so it’s (yesterday’s election) is in conformity with the statutes.”
“We (Concacaf) usually recommend that elections be held at extraordinary congresses because the agenda are usually smaller and more focus can be paid to the election process,” Leal concluded.
The article which Leal was referencing quoted the former Chairman of the GFF Normalisation Committee as saying that the Wayne Forde administration was reducing their tenure by 7 months. This was also confirmed as inaccurate by Leal who explained that since the current GFF ExCo was first elected in November 11th, 2015, it meant that their mandate would have ended on Monday November 11th, 2019 (tomorrow).
The newly elected President was asked what might be Mr. Urling’s motive for lessening such inaccurate information – President Forde responded by saying he would have to clarify his motives.
Apart from the 2020 budget being passed, a sexual harassment policy was approved unanimously during the congress which is a monumental first not only for Guyana but for the region.
During his remarks, President Forde explained that among his priorities of this new term in office will be the completion of the national training center. In addition, great emphasis will be placed on having organised football across Guyana.
“We accept that there has been tremendous reduction in organised football across Guyana so during the first six months of my (new) tenure, we will be making tremendous investment, financially, resource-wise and in capacity building so that the various member associations will be able to get up and running their respective leagues,” Forde posited.

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