It is crucial that we complete the recount of Region Four before the 25-day timeline expires

May 22, 2020 Letters

Dear Editor,

Can we not take this into June? Can the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) make all the smart and necessary logistical decisions to try to ensure that the national recount exercise, currently ongoing at a snail’s pace, does not exceed the 25 days by a ludicrous number of days? We voted on March 2, 2020, and to date, a Government elected by the people is yet to be installed.

The CARICOM observation team has not confirmed if they will extend their stay. What happens if they leave? Does it, therefore, means the process will be without the scrutiny of any international observers to help ensure our free and fair election day was not in vain. The smart thing to do right now is for GECOM to focus their attention on ensuring all the ballots in the Electoral District Number Four, which had not one, but two fraudulent declarations, that is currently being revealed by the 3 counting stations, as they make their way through the ballots. If you are still not convinced of this and if you cannot see what is wrong with Mingo’s numbers, then you are a phony champion of democracy.

District Four, the most populous voting district, will ultimately determine the winner of the March 2 National and Regional elections. It is imperative to ensure it is completed soonest and then focus on the less populated regions. The two additional stations should be to speed up the counting of this district, especially since we are not sure if the CARICOM team will be here beyond the 25 days.

GECOM is again trying to seek permission from the COVID-19 taskforce to now increase from 12 to 14 workstations. Great move, more stations, but the only way to truly be productive and smart, is to have all new stations focus on District Four and not where stations 11 and 12 were assigned to count.

It seems as though all the other electoral districts will be done before Four is concluded. However, if CARICOM leaves, what guarantees are there that the level of transparency we have now will continue? It should be noted that tainted persons from the original tabulation process at Ashmin’s Building, are still part of this recount process. The media is already beyond the fence of the Arthur Chung Convention Centre. Will there be yet another to alter the results or is that why there are slow teams and numerous objections without evidence?

It is crucial for our democracy that District Four is done within the 25 days period. As it is, our democracy is hanging on by a thread. The future of Guyana depends on how long this will go on.

Respectfully,
Nutana Singh

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