Newly elected chairman of the South Essequibo Cricket Committee, Fezal Mohammed, has pledged his support for constitutional reform within the committee.
Mohammed made this declaration during a meeting with several stakeholders yesterday at the Golden Fleece Ground.
The chairman listened to the concerns of those present and then made a commitment to seek guidance in relation to the issues of the constitution.
He explained that he will be engaging the clubs and teams that fall under the committee’s jurisdiction.
It was discussed to have at least two weeks to review the constitution before a meeting is summoned where clubs and representatives could raise concerns and request that the constitution be amended.
Deborah Daniels said that she had been the assistant secretary/treasurer of the committee in 2017 and had no recollection of the constitution that was submitted at the election held last Thursday.
She was supported by several other stakeholders who had not seen the constitution which was allegedly passed in 2017.
Daniels was particularly concerned since her team, Dee’s Angels, was unable to vote to elect the new executive.
Forbes Daniels, who had challenged Mohammed for the position at the recent poll, indicated that he was not happy with the way the elections unfolded but would not be challenging Mohammed’s appointment.
The veteran coach indicated that he would be working along with the chairman to iron out the issues with the constitution.
He acknowledged that he has seen several discrepancies with the document and in his opinion, several clubs who voted should not have, based on the reasons given to debar a few clubs.
Norwayne Fredericks, who was elected chairman of the selectors, pointed out to the chairman that it was understood that a team was selected to represent South Essequibo but he was not informed or involved in anyway.
The chairman pointed out that he was informed that the previous administration had made the commitment and he was just fulfilling it. He also said that the committee had no assets to hand over.
Mohammed, who said he is returning after a decade, comes with an aim of solely developing cricket and would be open to working with anyone who has a positive input to make.
