While the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) may be have been savouring from the stellar performances from their athletes’ performance at the CARIFTA Games in Curacao just a week ago, they have been tight-lipped about the resignation of treasurer Niall Stanton.
Guyana Times Sport spoke to Stanton on Wednesday afternoon who revealed that he sent the resignation to the association since “around mid-February, early March” but only recently did the association accept the resignation.
Quizzed as to why he handed in the letter, Stanton revealed, “I have personal commitments and things I want to achieve, there is also my health and my family.”
Former AAG Treasurer Niall Stanton
One of those commitments would be giving more time to his club, Super Upcoming Runners (SUR) since he recently became a certified coach.
The quandary over the resignation stemmed from the fact that only in January the Association which is headed by Aubrey Huston held its AGM and election of office bearers where Stanton easily won the post only to resign just weeks after.
Asked to as to why he believed the AAG would keep the matter secretive, Stanton contended that “I am good at what I do and sometimes nobody wants to lose somebody that is good.”
He added that “the AAG is in a good place and would have done everything to the best of my ability and I have confidence in the persons that are there.”
Though he would have resigned from the executive body, he still will serve on the finance and the technical committees as well as doing public relations work for the association.
The former treasure explained that Kwabina Griffith who secured two votes as compared to his six at the elections could be the next person in line to serve as treasurer; according to sources close to this publication, Griffith is already acting in the position.
The remaining executive members of the association are: Vice- Presidents, Amanda Hermonstine, and Colin Ming, Elton Bollers, Assistant Treasure along with Council members Keith Campbell, Lyndon Wilson, Yvonne October, Silas Brummel and Busta Wright.
