–President Ali says this will be reflected in national budget

ADEQUATE funding will be provided to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) as the country prepares for its general and regional elections in the new year.
This was according to President Dr. Irfaan Ali while responding to questions posed by the Guyana Chronicle at a Tuesday press conference.
The Head of State related that the government will ensure that GECOM is equipped with all the resources it needs.

“The budget will take care of all the resources, or additional resources, as required for elections. We’ve made it very clear that whatever resources is required for elections, it will be made available,” he added.
Dr. Ali related that the electoral body has already begun its work in preparations for the hosting of the elections.
The Head of State expressed optimism that the body is putting all the necessary processes in place.

He said: “What we want is the continuation of democracy, transparent elections, free and fair elections, and I’m sure GECOM is already in the process of ensuring that all its processes are in place to have the elections, and I’m sure they’ll be ready for the elections, and we, as a government, we are, of course, very, very much ready.”

Guyanese, in 2020, went to the polls and peacefully gave a mandate to the PPP/C to govern. But, after casting their votes, the electorate had to endure a five-month wait for the results of the General and Regional Elections, as they witnessed alleged unlawful acts and a slew of legal challenges.
During this time, their patience was tested, as persons the world over observed what was described as attempts by the then APNU+AFC administration to rip the democratic fabric of the nation to shreds, with “delay tactics”, which were openly criticised by a wide section of society.
It was only after the legal challenges and international intervention that a national recount of all votes cast was convened and the figures showed that the PPP/C had received 233,336 votes, while the APNU+AFC coalition got 217,920 votes.