-defends appointments
Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, yesterday dismissed allegations by the PNCR of partisan voting and clarified her decision-making process.
Singh, alongside Chief Election Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud, Deputy CEO Aniel Giddings, Legal Officer Kurt Da Silva, and Public Relations Officer Yolanda Ward, addressed the media on issues including biometrics, GECOM’s readiness for the 2025 elections, recent appointments, and calls for her resignation amongst others.
Responding to an accusation of consistently voting with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C)-appointed commissioners, Singh told a press conference at GECOM’s Kingston headquarters that “there is an accusation that I am always voting with the PPP. I make my own decision. I voted with the commission, the fact is there are three commissioners on each side. I have the casting vote. That is what I have from the legislation. So what do I do when they have a tie? I have to cast the vote. I make up my own decisions it’s not that I am voting with the PPP.
