Dear Editor
The People’s Progressive Party Civic is afraid of the Recount (Forensic Audit) because it will uncover that Electoral Fraud was perpetuated on the Guyanese People in every election since 1992
The People’s Progressive Party Civic are mortally afraid of the recount, scheduled to begin shortly. It was their hope that throughout the entire process, like spoilt children, they would be given their way; that they would get the Guyana Elections Commission to do just a recount of Region 4. The Guyana Elections Commission has tried their utmost, almost bending over backwards, to ensure the PPP/C and observers are comfortable, with the transparent way in which they have made decisions, obeyed all court orders and even made landmark decisions on their behalf and every step of the way the PPP/C has moved the goalpost. To their dismay, the Commission voted to have a forensic audit of all election paraphernalia used on election day.
As polls closed in 1997, the Guyanese electorate held a collective breath, as they waited on the election results to be announced. Several days passed, and the tally showed that Mrs. Janet Jagan, an American, was elected to be the next President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. Court proceedings and even a writ (a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in a particular way) did not stop Mrs. Janet Jagan, from being sworn in, as President, at a secret ceremony.
However, it was no other than Desmond Hoyte and team of the People’s National Congress Reform, that unearthed alleged electoral fraud; upon evidence being submitted, an election petition was sought to prove that the discrepancies were enough to warrant a detailed review.
In a momentous decision, Justice Claudette Singh (yes, the current Chairman of GECOM), alluded, that she had found that Parliament had acted illegally, in passing the bill, to make the use of identification cards mandatory for voting, in deliberate contravention of the constitution of Guyana, something that the People’s National Congress Reform had completely objected to. The court found that, over 30,000 eligible voters were disenfranchised, along with breaching several other statutes in the Constitution, the supreme law of the land; the judge therefore, ruled the election null and void.
Her ruling also included, that there were several pieces of evidence of electoral fraud, including, disappearances of ballot boxes, swapping of numbers to favor the PPP, and other blatant acts of collusion by officials, especially those in far-flung regions, this plunged the country into a constitutional crisis, never before witnessed in our country’s history. The opposition’s reaction to the slothful manner in which the Government dealt with the news, were so impactful, that observers took note and initiated negotiations with both parties; the talks were successful and this was followed by Herdmanston Accord. One of the initiatives of the Herdmanston Accord was, an arrangement to reduce the term of the PPP/C-led government, which was never honored.
During this gridlock of constitutional illegality, there were several Cabinet decisions, sizable projects executed and many questionable national budgets passed, decisions that never came under review of any parliamentary committee or any statutory body, it was just passed off as necessity.
Going into the 2011 elections, they allegedly used money, to infiltrate personnel, in strategic positions, they infiltrated the system by the use of fake Statements of Poll, which had extensive variances in the amount of ballots cast on some of the statements in GECOM’s possession, and had far surpassed the number of electors on the official list in the various divisions, but with the diligence of our Commissioners, they were caught. This was blatant rigging; they were known for being quite clever, in creating a façade, by accusing other parties of rigging, while they were the ones rigging.
With the People’s Progressive Party Civic losing ground in their strongholds, they endeavored to steal a seat from the Alliance for Change and give it to the People’s Progressive Party Civic, allowing them the Parliamentary majority, but the plot was uncovered by, A Partnership for National Unity’s Commissioner of GECOM, Mr. Vincent Alexander, they were caught in the nick of time. They were angry that the Guyana Elections Commission was not to be controlled, as it was, previously; however, they still used some of the confirmed, fraudulent statements of poll in the tabulation of the final results and Donald Ramotar was adjudicated President, of a Minority Government in Parliament.
The People’s Progressive Party Civic were so diabolical in there planning, and were extremely effective in tricking some of the smaller parties to have them, allegedly, commit massive electoral fraud on the voting populace. The one blemish in their immaculate plan, however, are the Coalition aligned Commissioners of GECOM, who have stood resolute, in ensuring the Coalition supporters are not disenfranchised by the PPP/C. The recount (forensic audit) will clearly show the PPPC’s plot to steal these elections; we must not forget, also, that the A Partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change have already been declared the winner of the General and Regional Elections 2020, twice. The recount will give the world evidence that every election since 1992 was marred by electoral fraud.
Let every box, folder, envelope and canister be opened and every piece of election paraphernalia be scrutinized for possible evidence of tampering and blatant rigging; let the chips fall where they may.
Moving Forward Together!
Regards,
Douglas Charles Gittens
Source: https://issuu.com/guyanachroniclee-paper/docs/guyana_chronicle_e-paper_05-06-2020