How can Mr Lowenfield not hang his head in shame?

Dear Editor,
How can Mr Keith Lowenfield not hang his head in shame when he appears before Guyanese, his countrymen and women? While the country drifts and is already stained in the view of almost the entire world as a backward, lawless and a corrupt society, he comes up with this ridiculous assertion that it would take 156 days to recount the ballots from the March 2, 2020 General Election.
Even after he is forced to change that ridiculous proposal, he must be held accountable for the betrayal of Guyanese trust as the holder of a constitutional office in what is not only supposed to be an independent constitutional body, but an impartial constitutional body. As the CEO of the Guyana Elections Commission, he was invested with a sacred trust. He was elevated to the post of one of the highest placed guardians of Guyanese democracy. And he has completely and utterly betrayed that trust.
He has brought the credibility of GECOM to the brink. This is not transient damage, but something that will undermine the faith of Guyanese in their institutions for years to come. It damages the country at a core level and undermines the efforts of hundreds of thousands of Guyanese who see themselves as one people and try to exemplify that in their daily lives
Mr Lowenfield would make us believe that that as the CEO of GECOM, he was unaware that the average number of ballots per box in Region Four is 229 and for the rest of the country, 177 rather than 400. This glaring fabrication alone cuts his “professional” estimate of the time to count the ballots in half. He would be expected in his capacity, and is paid as the operational head of GECOM, to furnish the Chair and Commissioners with helpful and efficient support. He had 48 hours to come up with a work plan that is discredited in two minutes. There are only three possibilities here. This CEO is either incompetent, corrupt or endeavouring to subvert the constitutional duty of GECOM. Any one of these, much less a combination of these, is grounds for immediate dismissal.
The call by the PSC to have Mr Lowenfield excluded from the recount was right on the mark. His conduct in the declaration of fraudulent results for Region Four demonstrated that if he remained in that position any recount would be torturous, fraught with controversy and buried in attempts to subvert and stall.
The business community and its employees, already struggling with COVID-19, cannot endure this blatant unconcern for the country and the common man.  While Lowenfield sails on, small businesspersons are struggling to stay afloat and feed their families.
All the members of the PSC should step up and show their concern for the business community, its employees, families and customers by jointly condemning this 156-day imposition on the country even when the author is forced to retract it. This charade must stop. GECOM must honour its obligation to Guyanese by delivering a credible and transparent recount in the shortest possible time. We must ensure that any further attempts like this are swiftly, publicly, and vigorously condemned.

Sincerely,
Ron Cheong