Six constituent members including the Guyana Baseball League headed by Robin Singh have been deemed ineligible to vote at the Electoral General Meeting (EGM) of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) on March 14.
This is according to an official communique seen by this publication and signed by the GOA’s Secretary General, Hector Edwards.
The official document stated that according to article 6 and 7, 17 constituent members will be eligible to vote at the EGM at Olympic House to decide who will lead one of the most important institutions locally.
In accordance with article 6 & 7, the following constituent members are considered eligible to vote at the Electoral General Meeting.
The Athletic Association of Guyana, Guyana Rugby Football Union, Guyana Football Federation, Guyana Hockey Board, Guyana Tennis Association, Guyana Karate Federation, Guyana Squash Association, Guyana Table Tennis Association, Guyana Volleyball Federation, Guyana National Rifle Association, Guyana Amateur Swimming Association, Guyana Amateur Boxing Association, Guyana Basketball Federation, Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association, Guyana Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation, Guyana Badminton Association and the Guyana Cycling Federation.
The letter also stated that the following constituent members have been considered ineligible to vote at the EGM: The Guyana Baseball League, Guyana Judo Federation, Guyana Netball Association, Guyana Canoe Federation, Guyana Taekwondo Association and the Guyana Fencing Federation.
Singh is running against Godfrey Munroe for the presidency of the association. Interestingly, the body he heads will not have a vote at the meeting which commences at 17:00hrs. Some individuals, four-time Olympian, Aliann Pompey (Vice President), Emelia Ramdhani (Assistant Treasurer) and Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon (Secretary General) have also been declared ineligible to contest the election for various reasons.
The USA-based Pompey was deemed ineligible to contest due to the article 14.4.1 (“being a national of Guyana and ordinarily resident in Guyana”). Persaud- McKinnon (deemed ineligible to contest due to article 14.4.3 “have been at the time of first elected a member of a constituent member for at least two (2) years”).
Ramdhani (deemed ineligible to contest due to article 12. 2 “nomination form not seconded by a constituent member”)
The following persons will contest the all-important EGM in five days:
President
Godfrey Munroe and Robin Singh
Vice Presidents
Steve Ninvalle, Philip Fernandes and Cristy Campbell
Secretary General
Karen Pilgrim and Keavon Bess
Treasurer
Garfield Wiltshire
Asst. Secretary General
Deion Nurse, Emelia Ramdhani, Latoya Herbert
Asst. Treasurer
Deion Nurse and Mike Singh
The letter also stated that the following associations/federations are associate members pending affiliation to the GOA and are also ineligible to vote at the EGM: Archery Guyana, Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation and Guyana Wrestling Association.
Emily Dodson has been appointed Returning Officer by the Executive Committee and whose appointment was then approved by Council at the last Council meeting. (Emmerson Campbell)
