The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday demanded that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) proceed to make a declaration using the recounted results of the General and Regional Elections.
GECOM has not made the declaration as its Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield has defied its instructions. GECOM is also waiting on a High Court matter that will be heard tomorrow.
In a statement yesterday, the PSC noted that it served as an Accredited Observer for the recount along with other Accredited Local Observer Groups and Organizations.
“The Private Sector Commission fielded Observers throughout the entire period of the Recount, at every Work Station, all day, every day.
“The Private Sector Commission, while recognizing minor administrative difficulties, found the process of the Recount to have been efficiently conducted and authentic.
“The Private Sector Commission noted, as did the CARICOM Report, the frequently aggressive, and, at times, obnoxious, if not bizarre, behavior by Agents representing APNU+AFC at the various Work Stations, but, who, nevertheless, were unable to document any material complaints to question the process.
“The Private Sector Commission, as did all of the National and International Observers, found the Recount results to be valid and entirely credible”, the PSC statement said.
The PSC said that it was pleased to endorse, without reservation, the observation of the CARICOM Scrutineers, that “the objections raised by the APNU+AFC” were not “materially relevant to the recount of the ballot” and that there was “no evidence as to who were the ultimate beneficiaries of the alleged ‘ghost voting’ and voter impersonation”.
“The Private Sector Commission, in all of these circumstances, has no hesitation in demanding of GECOM, to proceed to make a declaration using the recounted results of the General and Regional Elections as soon as is practical and expect David Granger to tell his supporters the truth and to concede”, the PSC said.
It also extended deep appreciation to CARICOM, the OAS, the European Union and the Commonwealth, the Carter Center and to the ABCE countries that joined in this struggle to preserve and protect democracy and the rule of law in Guyana.
