Oudit clears air on GHRA no-confidence motion

VICKRAM (Vic) Oudit, the duly elected president of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA), in a press release yesterday, cleared the air on issues surrounding his leadership as president of the association and cites a document purportedly signed by the association’s secretary as useless.

In a press release issued yesterday to the Chronicle Sport, Oudit stated that the current GHRA executives were elected at its Annual General Meeting which was held on February 9, 2014, and since then, the GHRA had two executive meetings, with notices and agendas.
The second meeting, he said, which had to be adjourned because of the threatening and abusive behaviour of Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club’s president R. Matadial towards him.
Oudit, in his press release, stated that a subsequent inquiry was held under the chairmanship of GHRA’s Legal Adviser Raj Poonai. It was convened to deal with this matter, but had to be rescheduled because of Matadial’s claim that he was given insufficient notice.
According to Oudit, the follow-up meeting was scheduled for June 28, but executives were only notified one day before that scheduled meeting and Poonai advised the secretary to reschedule the meeting for July 12 and to ensure that adequate notice was given.
He said on June 28, a few executives turned up for the meeting along with the secretary who had disregarded his instructions to postpone the meeting at Bush Lot United Turf Club.
The secretary, one Mr Sookdeo Oudit, allegedly hosted those present and confirmed that there was no meeting, with no notice or agenda, but a general discussion among the few executives present.
As such, Oudit said the press release purportedly issued earlier this week and which was published in Chronicle Sport yesterday through a complicit secretary is a useless document which has no legal standing.
He went on to state in the press release that the accredited representatives of the reputable turf clubs attached to the GHRA, namely Port Mourant Turf Club, Ryan Crawford Turf Club, Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club and the Bush Lot United Turf Club have all expressed their support for his pursuits as the duly elected president and as such, the work of the authority continues.
He stated in his release that Ms Zinzie Goring has been suspended as secretary of the GHRA for gross insubordination and Mr Ramnauth of the Port Mourant Turf Club will act as secretary until further notice.

 

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