President David Granger yesterday rejected the second list of nominees submitted to him for Chair-person of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), saying it did not conform with the criteria set out in the constitution, even as Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo once again charged that moves are afoot for a unilateral appointment.
“I have examined the Curricula Vitae of the six persons in light of the criteria defined in my letter to you dated 2017.03.14. I have found the list to be ‘unacceptable’ within the meaning of the constitution and of those criteria,” Granger stated in a letter to Jagdeo yesterday.
A statement issued last night by the Ministry of the Presidency said Jagdeo must now submit a third list of nominees and Granger was quoted as saying that he was