Region 9 vice-chairman resigns

Vice-Chairman of Region Nine, (Upper Takutu/UpperEssequibo) Karl Singh has tendered his resignation, citing “personal reasons” as being responsible for his decision.
Contacted in this regard, Region Nine Chairman Brian Allicock confirmed that Singh had tendered his resignation, but he could not provide any information as to what had led to Singh’s decision. He told this publication that Singh’s resignation letter was received on Friday, and added that Singh did not expand on the reason for his decision. Efforts to contact Singh proved futile.
Singh had recently been in the local news after the Commission of Inquiry into the discovery of an illegal aircraft at Yupukari, North Rupununi, had cited him in a less-than-favourable light with respect to his duties in the region.
The findings of that CoI, as confirmed by Minister of State Joseph Harmon, had indicated that communication was lacking between residents, the Police, military and regional administration; and this had caused the Government to re-examine the system that obtained in regard to the dissemination of information in remote areas.
The communication channel is such that when the District Intelligence Committee (DIC) meets, there is a collaboration of information, which would then be sent to the higher tier of the Regional Intelligence Committee (RIC), comprising the regional chairman and other officers.
The CoI had found that there was a break in communication, as the Village Intelligence Committee seldom met, and the RIC has not met since 2016. Accountability for this state of affairs had largely been attributed to Vice Chairman Singh, who was found to be ill-informed of his duties.
According to the report, the vice chairman had been tasked with the responsibility of convening and chairing RIC meetings in absence of the chairman, but he was ignorant of such, and had even attested to that effect.
PPP/C Executive Secretary Zulfikar Mustapha, when contacted, related that he was unable to comment on the matter, as he had not yet received a full report from the region.