Linden Mayor Sharma Solomon on Wednesday announced that the Local Government Commission (LGC) has backpedalled on its unilateral appointment of a controversial Town Clerk and has now advised that the position be advertised.
The LGC had caused consternation when on November 9th , 2023 it named Lennox Gasper to the position. Gasper is clearly affiliated to the governing PPP/C and had served in their campaign for the recent local government elections.
On November 17th, Solomon had denounced this move and called for it to be rescinded. In a follow-up statement on Wednesday, Solomon said that the LGC has advised that the position be advertised. He, however, also has a problem with this approach.