CABINET Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon yesterday reiterated that the submission of the Alliance For Change’s (AFC) no-confidence motion in the administration, with its subsequent support by the main opposition, has led to heightened electoral activities at the grassroots.

He was speaking at his weekly post-Cabinet press conference at the Office of the President, Shiv Chanderpaul Drive, Georgetown.
“That heightened focus on the general elections, local government elections; they increasingly led to questions of GECOM’s readiness, GECOM’S preparedness. The verdict is still out on that score but rather than wait, stakeholders have quickly gotten together and having conceded that urgency exists, they have been responding to calls for action,” Luncheon observed.
Stakeholders’ collective focus has been on strengthening GECOM, providing support, and enabling project activity.
“Specifically, a stronger GECOM instilling confidence among stakeholders in its management of elections, the results of elections, remain one of the intentions behind the support that is being offered,” Luncheon said.
He added that firm commitments have been made by the EU Delegation, by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), all of whom in one way or the other have recognised the importance of strengthening GECOM.

(By Telesha Ramnarine)