PNCR flays GECOM Chair on hiring of voter education, logistics managers

Claudette Singh
Claudette Singh

The People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) yesterday launched an attack on the Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Claudette Singh over her decision in relation to two appointments.

The party alleged  that her recent vote in favour  of the hiring of a Civic and Voter Education Manager and a Logistics Manager showed that she is in the orbit of the ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP). There was no response from GECOM yesterday to the PNCR statement.

The PNCR criticized Singh for agreeing to fill these critical positions with candidates  it described as having “inferior qualifications” compared to other applicants. The statement argued that these selections demonstrate Singh’s abandonment of her duties, stating, “Chairperson Claudette Singh remains a pawn of the PPP …”