By Jeff Trotman
The interest of the state is not necessarily the interest of people at the local government level and people have to rise to the challenge of ensuring good governance at that level to liberate themselves, Gecom Commis-sioner Vincent Alexander has said.
Making a presentation on “Local Governance, Promise, Practice, Opportunity,” at a media forum organized by the Linden Fund Trust on Friday last at the LEN Building, Republic Avenue, Linden, Alexander said local government began in Guyana with the abolition of slavery, the purchase of the villages and the instituting of management committees. The management committees