How low can Mr Lowenfield go?

Dear Editor,
When news broke of Mr Keith Lowenfield’s proposal for a recount lasting 156 days, there was collective cussing all across Guyana. Mr Lowenfield’s timelines are vexatious, contentious, shameless, and shows much contempt for the Guyanese nation and people.

Mr Lowenfield, how low can you go? You are not a limbo dancer. Do you not have an ounce of conscience in that body of yours? You have a constitutional duty to be an honest broker and to run free and fair elections, not to be a partisan PNC lapdog, colluding with the PNC to rape democracy. The Constitution required you to be ready for elections in 90 days upon the defeat of the Government in the No-Confidence Motion. GECOM initially said it would be ready, then said it needed lots more time (to facilitate PNC delay tactics). The taxpayers gave over $7 billion to your agency to run proper elections, notwithstanding that the matter of fraud investigations are pending for the expensive pliers and outdated radios purchased and not used in past elections.

Sir, under your watch, GECOM is at its worst ever. The current situation of no election results after 6 weeks is a sordid record in our nation’s history. You are directly responsible as you were in dereliction of duty in not supervising the work of Reverend Mingo, a man with no good intentions, who brings much disgrace to the name of Christ. Your man ignored the orders of the Chief Justice who said the SoPs must be used and he repeated the fraud and attempted to declare fake results a second time. You are responsible for the count and could have prevented Mingo from doing his rig. You cannot allow rigging and now ask for 156 days to fix it.

Your Secretariat helped the PNC to rig an extra year in power when you failed in your constitutional duty to be ready for elections in 90 days. GECOM fumbled, bungled and bumbled without fail in everything from the House-to-House Registration which the court aborted, fake orders being gazetted, bloated lists, and now the fraudulent counting of votes.

As Alissa Trotz said, “A transparent and full recount this is not. It is high time and beyond time that Guyanese across race and political persuasion call this what it is: a blatant and crude attempt to subvert the March 2nd elections.” Blogger Matthew said, “The PNC won but don’t want to prove it and are doing everything in their power to delay the announcement of their huge and mighty victory.” Another said, “Our PNC is now ‘afraid to win’…to win an election that PNC was twice declared the winner by GECOM.”

Yet another said, “The Burnhamite crew is calculating that Caricom observers will never be able to stay in Guyana this long. Then 156 is outside the mandate of the Constitution. I cannot believe that this is occurring!!! It will not end nice!!! People have abdicated their duty to the nation!!! I can only say…we are a choke ‘n rob people.” So, for now, GECOM fiddles and COVID and David are destroying the country.

I close with blogger “Cassandra” who said, “Claudette, it’s time for you to put your foot down now and step forward. Now is the time for you to show the world that you have the calibre to get this job done. This man is making a fool out of you in the eyes of the world. You were a Justice. You know the meaning and significance of the sacred oath that you took when you were appointed. Time to show the world that you are a woman of principles. Break your silence and assert your power!” The CEO must be relieved of his duty or we will descend further into the abyss. This is what civic society must call for.

Sincerely,
Dr Jerry Jailall