Report shows deep-seated plot to fraudulently install an APNU/AFC Govt

Lowenfield’s illegal act

…insult to Guyanese, int’l community ꟷ Ali

The report submitted by Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield, which uses the already discredited declaration of embattled Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) Returning Officer Clairmont Mingo, has been described as a slap in the face of Guyanese by People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s (PPP/C) Presidential Candidate, Dr Irfaan Ali.

Ali made these comments on Saturday, shortly after Lowenfield submitted a fraudulent report to Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair, Retired Justice Claudette Singh, for her to use to declare a winner of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections.
Dr Ali did not mince words as he denounced Lowenfield’s actions. According to Ali, Lowenfield in justifying his fictitious report deliberately distorted the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruling to suit his own ends.
“What Mr Lowenfield presented to GECOM today as his report, is an insult to all Guyanese. It’s an insult to all observers of the March 2020 elections. It is an insult to all political parties that contested those elections. It is an insult to the international community,” Ali said. He pointedly said that Lowenfield ought to understand that “we operate in an environment in which information flows at a very rapid pace. Not only Guyana, the world at large is in possession of the same CCJ ruling he’s trying to distort. He can’t continue to operate as though he doesn’t understand it. It is clear Lowenfield has an agenda, by any and all costs to have a declaration made in favour of APNU/AFC.”

According to Ali, Lowenfield’s actions were as if he is a “law unto himself” and will not be tolerated. He noted that the PPP will continue to peacefully push for the will of the people to be respected.
“We must not allow all Guyana to suffer because of this selfish individual. This singular person is exposing all of Guyana to sanctions that are unimaginable. As a country, as a people, we will suffer. This cannot be the future we want for our children, for Guyana.”

Selfish actions
Moreover, he expressed sadness that at a time when Guyana as a nation should have been focusing on COVID-19, the selfish actions of a few continue to derail any attempts to help those who are impacted directly and indirectly by the virus. According to him, the very stability of Guyana is at stake.

“All of this is occurring at a time when our country and our people are faced with many difficulties. The COVID pandemic, for example. Our efforts, our attention, should be focused on ensuring that we combat this COVID pandemic. Bring relief to families, businesses, to ensure that we stem the spread of COVID and support communities that are affected.”
“But the selfish acts of a few is distracting us as a nation from focusing on the real issues and problems. As I speak to you, many families are without an income, food, the ability to pay for essential services. We cannot pursue policies to put back money in people’s pockets and secure their livelihood, return life to normalcy, stabilise our country.”
The national report had shown that the PPP/C won the elections with 233,336 votes while the APNU/AFC coalition garnered 217,920. Justice Singh had written to Lowenfield and instructed him to prepare a final report based on the recount.
Instead, Lowenfield had submitted a report invalidating over 115,000 voters based on unsubstantiated allegations of dead and migrant voters, made by the APNU/AFC. Lowenfield’s actions caused an immediate uproar and the varying sides found themselves in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) for the Irfaan Ali et al v Eslyn David et al case.
Among other decisions, the CCJ ruled on Wednesday that the Chief Elections Officer must produce a final elections report as ordered by the Chair, Justice Claudette Singh. The CCJ also ruled that Lowenfield’s report which arbitrarily disenfranchised voters was invalid and that the concerns raised by the APNU/AFC coalition must be addressed in an elections petition.
The GECOM Chair wrote Lowenfield again, instructing him to submit his report so that the President could be declared. In his fraudulent report he submitted on Saturday, Lowenfield included the fraudulent declarations of embattled Returning Officer for Region Four Clairmont Mingo, which inaccurately shows that the PPP/C gained 80,920 votes while the APNU/AFC received 116,941 votes in Region Four.
The inaccuracy of those numbers was widely proven during the recount exercise, as it was unearthed that Mingo heavily inflated the votes in favour of the APNU/AFC to give them a false victory.