MAYOR of Georgetown, Mr. Hamilton Green, has made it known that he and his supporting councillors “are not gonna surrender,” a position adopted since Acting Town Clerk Carol Sooba assumed the post.
The declaration, last Monday, was at a press conference, while responding to a statement made by President Donald Ramotar that the ongoing drama at City Hall over the past months is “a disaster.”
The President had said: “I think the Mayor should show some maturity and work along with the Town Clerk.”
The Head of State said he does not see why the Mayor and his supporting councillors are fighting with Sooba when all she is doing is trying to ensure accountability and viability within the Council.
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“I don’t see why they should have a problem and create all these issues and the tensions they are having,” he said.
Green agreed that the current situation at City Hall is a disaster but stressed that it is because of an assault on the democratic process and the Government’s unwillingness to allow the duly elected Mayor and Council to manage and run the capital.
As such, the Mayor issued a challenge to the President to discuss, at any place and given time with any team he wants to produce, the problems faced in Georgetown and prove that it is a direct result of the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP’s) attitude to Georgetown.
Green continued labelling the Acting Town Clerk as “unqualified, incompetent and disrespectful,” adding that she is “obviously part of a cabal to control the City Hall.”
“But we’re not gonna surrender,” he reiterated, indicating that he will not acknowledge the post of the Acting Town Clerk as he has continuously done over the last few months.
It has been noted that for the last seven statutory meetings, the Mayor has failed to acknowledge the Acting Town Clerk, denying her the opportunity of leading in prayers and the National Pledge and restricting her from having an input.
Just last Monday at the statutory, the Mayor, once more, did not recognise Sooba and related that he “doesn’t hear properly.”
(By Ravin Singh)
