West Berbicians picket GECOM office at Fort Wellington
—West Berbicians support new house to house registration prior to the next elections
—No house to house registration; no elections.
—Credible Registration for credible elections”
DPI, Guyana, Friday, June 21, 2019
Several residents of West Berbice in Region Five, Mahaica-Berbice staged a peaceful protest outside the Regional Office of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) at Fort Wellington.
This exercise was in solidarity with a countrywide rally in support of the call for house-to-house registration of all eligible voters prior to the next general and regional elections.
The demonstration at Fort Wellington lasted for one hour and some of the placards held by the picketers read: “No House to House Registration; no elections.” “Credible registration for credible elections” “A clean voters list paves the way for stronger democracy” among others.
Carol Smith Joseph one of the organisers said that she was pleased with the turnout of people in and around Fort Wellington. “The picketing exercise today was for one day but many people are prepared to come out as often as necessary to ensure that they are not cheated of their right to vote or that any attempt by the Opposition to use an outdated list to rig the elections are thwarted.”
Earlier in the day, a similar exercise held in front of the GECOM office in at Lamaha and Main Streets was attended by ministers of government, members of parliament, Coalition supporters, students and senior citizens.
All agreed that a new list was needed urgently for free, fair and credible elections to be held.
Images: Clifford Stanley