It is clear from a reading of the entire local government legislation that the framers never intended for the electorate to directly elect a mayor and application of a clause that speaks to voters directly electing a mayor would lead to an “absurdity,” Attorney-General (AG) Basil Williams said.
With the PPP challenging the decision of Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan to appoint the Mayor of Mabaruma and the chairpersons of five Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) following tied council votes, Williams and Bulkan hosted a press conference at the AG’s Chambers yesterday where they defended the appointments and said they were lawful
“We are very confident that the proper statutory procedure was adopted and that the mayor and deputy-mayor of the Mabaruma town council and the chairmen and deputy-chairmen of the five NDCs in question were all properly