Dear Editor,
There is a push for the enhancement, or speeding up, of the recount process; something this writer wholeheartedly supports. We are into the third month since those elections were held, and there has been no official declaration of a winner of our elections. It is a lawless and debasing situation to say the least, hence the request for a speeding up of the process.
Please note that a plan is already in place for the maximum use of the time allotted for the actual recount — that is, from 8:00h to 19:00h — but when you look at the way things are going, that is not enough, there is still too much time wasting.
I have jotted down a few of these senseless, time-wasting stoppages manufactured and packaged by the APNU/AFC cabal. They are listed below.
1: The problem of keys not working on container locks. Hours are wasted fiddling around for a key, while the APNU rush out to reporters to air their emptiness about the PPP/C not finding their keys to the container locks.
2: The Carol Joseph fiasco. You will remember the actions of this substance abuser; who, from the very first day, started an argument that went on for hours.
3: Stoppages for frivolous matters, such as the legibility of a stamp; the crossing of a mark; or whether the poll book should be placed inside or outside of the ballot box.
4: The use of cellphones or no cellphones at all: hour-long discussion on this very simplistic issue.
5: Work stoppage to address the issue of whether or not to have live-streaming.
6: Work stoppage due to a recount official complaining about the “poor” ventilation of the Conference Centre, or the room temperature being too cold or too hot for her. Poor Carol.
7: APNU official “coughs up” another excuse by beginning to cough excessively. The COVID-19 Medical Team rushes in. Carol is at it again; oh, Carol!
8: Work stoppage to decide whether there should be a daily total of votes counted for each ballot box, or settle for a final tally of the district.
9: Something is burning. The Guyana Fire Service is called in to put out a blaze that never existed.
10: Work stoppage to hold a meeting to address who should address the media outside.
Valuable man hours have been wasted on these asinine occurrences, with no end in sight. If these stoppages are allowed to continue, we might very well be going into the Christmas season still counting. My suggestion is that we increase the number of stations and get over this recounting hurdle as quickly as possible. Results of the last election are already known; this is a foregone conclusion. Therefore, it is high time for the recount to conclude and the New Government take its place.
Respectfully,
Neil Adams
