Mere two months of their selection as councilors representing the People’s Progressive Party on the Region Six, Regional Democratic Council, the former Vice Chairman Bhurpaul Jhagroo along with retired Regional Education Officer, Shafiran Bhajan and Quincy Henry has furnished the Clerk of the Council , with letters indicating their unwillingness to serve , citing other commitments .Since the swearing in of the regional councilors on June 30, last, the identified persons, never took up their positions, but subsequently wrote letters which were read to the council on Thursday,

during a statutory meeting. The similarly drafted pieces of correspondence highlighted the fact that the signatories were s of the opinion that they could not do justice to the job and as a result opted to resign.
Subsequently, Regional Chairman David Armogan indicated that there was now vacancy on the opposition side of the Council. On June 30, last Armogan was returned as chairman of the Regional Administration while, Dennis Deo Roop replaced Jhagroo for Vice Chairmanship.
De Roop, who had previously served in a similar capacity, during the 2006 and 2011 period when he worked under the then chairman Zulficar Mustapha, won his position after fifteen of his peers on the People’s Progressive Party side, also voted for him. The A partnership for National Unity and Alliance for Change [APNU/AFC] Coalition, had nominated Jevaughn Stephens and Donna Mathoo for the Chairmanship and vice Chairmanship positions respectively, but although they were on the governing side they just managed to secure ten votes each.
Following the Regional elections on May 11 last, the PPP/C amassed 39,610 voted in the East Berbice/ Corentyne district, which allowed them to secure 19 seats at the democratic council. The governing APNU/ AFC secured 22,103 votes, which allowed them to have just 11 seats. Those now listed as PPP/C Councilors are Zamin Ally, Teerbhawandat Arjun, Gloria Beharry, Sheriann Beharry, Lloyd Douglas, Grayson Halley, Zamal Hussain, Vinashi Khirodar, Bijulee Moti, Ishwarsammy Narainsamy, Thakoor Persaud, Philip Rose, Lalbahadoor Singh and Haseef Yusuf. The coalition team consists of Jevaughn Stephens Sandra Chisolm, Samuel T Fraser, Khousal Goberdan, Gobin Harbhajan, Sharon Harvey , Hazrat Hussain, Patricia Lynch, Donna Mathoo, Janet Samuels, Devindra Sookraj