Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall says the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) has the constitutional authority to instruct that a date be set for the election of the Mayor of Mabaruma and the chairs of the five Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) where there were ties at the March 18 local government polls.
Nandlall made the assertion in response to a press release issued by Gecom, which stated that it was yet to receive notification for the conduct of the elections in any of local authority areas where there were ties.
There was a tie in the number of seats awarded to APNU+AFC and the PPP/C in the Mabaruma Township as well as at the