Chairman of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Electoral Committee, Marcel Bobb, remains silent as to whether the process to determine the voting eligibility of the respective members of the Congress has commenced ahead of the entity’s December 9th elections.
Asked if the process for vetting the eligibility of the respective member associations, affiliates, and elite clubs has commenced, he said, “No comment.”
Probed if the committee will be making any comment on the status of this procedure ahead of the electoral congress, he stated that, if there is a comment to be made, it will be informed through the GFF.
The possible voting membership comprises the nine regional member associations [Georgetown, Bartica, Berbice, East Coast Demerara, East Bank Demerara, Upper Demerara, West Demerara, Rupununi, and Essequibo/Pomeroon], the Elite League clubs [GDF, GPF, Western Tigers, Santos, Fruta Conquerors, Anns Grove, Buxton United, Victoria Kings, Den Amstel, and Milerock], and the affiliates [Women’s, Coaches, and Referees].
Bobb heads the three-member committee, which comprises journalist Ivan Wharton and attorney-at-law Shercola Exeter-Sardina. The Committee was ratified at the May 2023 Ordinary Congress.
Presently, former GFF President Franklyn Wilson has officially confirmed his candidature and will challenge the incumbent Wayne Forde, who has confirmed his intention to seek a third term. Forde’s list of candidates, which features three changes from the 2019 slate, contains Bruce Lovell [1st Vice President], Rawlston Adams [2nd Vice President], Dion Inniss [3rd Vice President], Magzene Stewart [Ordinary Member], Ryan Farias [Ordinary Member], Alden Marslow [Ordinary Member], Andrea Johnson [Ordinary Member] and Denise Lovell [Ordinary Member].
Women’s Football Association boss Johnson, Den Amstel FC chief Lovell, and Bartica Association leader Marslow replace Thandi McAllister, Carmel Williams, and Terrence Mitchell. Johnson also holds the portfolio of 1st Vice President of the Berbice Football Association, while Lovell is the sister-in-law of the incumbent GFF-1st Vice President.
Meanwhile, on Wilson’s list, the executives are listed as Vernon Burnett [1st Vice President], Ramesh Persaud [2nd Vice President], and Gregory Wickham [3rd Vice President], with Althea Scipio [Ordinary Member], George Clementson [Ordinary Member], Raul Jerrick [Ordinary Member], and Otis James [Ordinary Member] making up the rest of the list.
Wilson, who currently holds the post of Assistant Director of Sport, held the post of acting GFF President from 2011-2012, after incumbent Colin Klass was suspended by FIFA for his involvement in the Mohammed Bin Hammam ‘cash for votes’ scandal in 2011.
