Opposition Leader David Granger yesterday called on President Donald Ramotar to name a date by Monday for long-stalled local government elections otherwise national and international support would be galvanized in defence of democracy.
Granger’s call was contained in a letter to the President dated yesterday which his office released to the media and ups the ante on local government polls. The PPP/C government has come under severe criticism for not calling local government elections which have not been held since 1994.
In his letter, Granger reminded that the Local Authorities (Elections) (Amendment) Bill which was passed