APNU/AFC submits death certificate for woman still alive

The relatives of a woman for whom the A Partnership for National Unity/Alliance For Change (APNU/AFC) produced a death certificate has come forward to prove that she is alive.

On Friday, a New York-based APNU/AFC supporter posted a picture of a number of death certificates said to belong to persons who voted but who had died. One of those persons is Lucille Medas. Her relatives have since lashed out at APNU/AFC pointing to the fact that Medas is alive.
Shonnet Moore, who took to social media and identified herself as the woman’s niece, said that her aunt was alive and well. According to her, “this vile and treacherous act will not be taken lightly”.
Coana Anthony, who identified herself as Medas’s daughter-in-law, meanwhile also denied the reports of her death. She accused persons behind the allegations of concocting a fake death certificate for Medas.

“My point is (it’s a) lie. Why would you guys create a fake death certificate of somebody that is alive. Do you guys know how that feels? Lucille Medas is my mother-in-law, and she is alive and well,” Anthony wrote on social media.

This follows previous instances during the recently-concluded recount, whereby persons had to come forward and deny claims from APNU/AFC that they were migrant voters. These allegations formed the basis for the coalition arguing that the results of the election were not credible.

APNU/AFC cast their net so far that party agents objected to a serial number that belonged to prominent Attorney-at-Law Devindra Kissoon, who was not only in the country on Election Day, but also voted at the African Heritage Museum in Bel Air Park, Georgetown.
To compound the inaccuracy of the objection, the prominent lawyer was an accredited observer for the American Chamber of Commerce Guyana Chapter (AmCham). He was seen by numerous witnesses at several Polling Stations across the country on Election Day, including several at the Enmore Community Centre Ground.
In another instance, APNU/AFC objected to media operative Latoya Wills as they claimed she had migrated and was not around to vote. However, Wills had subsequently confirmed that she did not travel anywhere and was around to vote on March 2.
On the request of GECOM Chair, Retired Justice Claudette Singh, Chief Immigration Officer Leslie James had provided a list of names of these alleged migrant voters who he had confirmed were out of the country.
In the wake of several denials, however, the Guyana Police Force (GPF) has defended the data it provided to GECOM, saying persons were possibly travelling “illegally”, and hence not being recorded by the Electronic Border Management System.
The curtains on the national recount of ballots came down on Monday last. The data generated from the 2339 Statements of Recount (SoRs) shows that the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C), whose Presidential Candidate is former Housing Minister Dr Irfaan Ali, received a total of 233,336 votes. This is 15,416 more votes than its nearest rival, the incumbent APNU/AFC, which received 217,920 total votes. When one calculates using the Hare formula, it means that PPP/C has secured 33 out of 65 seats in the National Assembly and APNU/AFC has secured 31. The Chief Elections Officer (CEO) report has already been submitted and the country now awaits a declaration of results by June 16.