The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) is currently awaiting its audited financial statements which will pave the way for the body to hold elections due since 2020.
This is according to GOA boss, K.A. Juman-Yassin who has been sitting at the helm of the body for over two decades but will not be eligible for a continuation in the post due to the ratification of the body’s constitution that has inserted an age limit for persons serving on the executive.
Yassin is 75 and the age limit is now 70.
“I would really like to have the elections as early as possible so the new executives can determine and implement any new initiatives that they may seek to do,” Yassin was quoted as saying in another section of the media.
“I anticipate, all things being equal, [elections] may not be held until the latter part of February. This is unfortunate as these statements should have been ready a long time ago, but they have not and there is nothing more we can do,” the former Chief Magistrate declared.
“As you know we have been waiting on the audited statements from the treasurer, Mr. [Garfield] Wiltshire for the period 2017 to now. We have not yet received it. As a result of that, elections could not have been held and will not be held until that is received,” the legal luminary added.
The GOA boss detailed that once the audited statements are received, it will be discussed by the executives and then by the Council before elections are held “because we would normally not discuss the audited statements at elections, if not it would be too long so basically first the executive, then the council and then afterwards we call elections.”
Yassin reasoned that he would expect the statements to reflect up to November or December of 2022.
“I wish the new president and executives all the best and whatever I can continue to do, I will so do,” he indicated.
