maintains polls were manipulated, fraudulent
THE A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) party, on Tuesday, shunned the certification of the Region Four results, as it continues to maintain that the elections were manipulated.
On Tuesday, the signing of the certification for the Region four district occurred at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, which is officially the final step of the first phase of the recount, and the party was not represented by way of signature. APNU+AFC agent. Juretha Fernandes, told the media outside the centre, on Tuesday, that the party is looking for what the order states and that is credible results.
Fernandes also pointed out that the observation report has the power to turn things around.
I think the observation report has cast more than a shadow of doubt on the process. The process from day one. when we went into the very first box, we have been seeing numerous anomalies and it has been coming to front. It’s up to the CARICOM team right now and the CEO to send that report through to the Commission,” she said.
Adding to her comment, another APNU+AFC agent, Daniel Seeram, said that there is still an ongoing investigation for the series of boxes which do not have statutory documents in them. There is also evidence that will substantiate investigations that dead and migrated people have voted, he said. However, other political leaders and party members are of the view that what the recount numbers are reflecting now will be the ultimate outcome. In fact, they believe that the observation reports will have no effect whatsoever on the final results.
Expressing these sentiments was PPP/C agent Dr Frank Anthony, who said “In my view, no, the reports will not cast a shadow of doubt on the current numbers because the order that was issued was very clear and therefore we look forward to the next step where the CEO will prepare his report and present that to GECOM and GECOM will then do a declaration.”
Sase Gunraj a GECOM commissioner representing the PPP said he too believes that the observation report has no impact on the process. He said that they are awaiting the summary of the 10 certificates and the observation reports and it is anticipated that, in a matter of days, the report will be ready to proceed to review and declaration. Meanwhile, Presidential Candidate of the Liberty and Justice Party. Lennox Shuman has already been making plans for the joint party’s one seat in the National Assembly. “We have been discussing how we could take that seat and hold the new incoming administration accountable. We have to ensure that the administration who sits there is held in account for the people and we can never go down this path again,” Shuman said.
He also said that there is a lot of cooperation among the smaller parties to decide bow they are going to use the seat.
Source: https://issuu.com/guyanachroniclee-paper/docs/guyana_chronicle_e-paper_6-10-2020