Co-op Society have not held elections in 11 years

FOR two long members of the Devonshire Castle Land and Saving Co-op Society have been calling on the region’s Co-operatives Officer for a general membership of the Society for the Annual General Meeting for the society election.

This co-op society did not hold any AGM for the past 11 years and there are four highly dishonest persons who called themselves committee of management without the knowledge of the society members where they continued to breach the society rules and regulations 18 – 22 of the society’s constitution.

After becoming a member in July 2004 I have seen highly corruption practices taking place by the four non-functioning members who fabricate different forms of malpractices in every system that are corrupted.

In the Devonshire Castle Society Constitution there are 73 rules called regulations under chapter 326 of the laws of Guyana since co-operative falls under the Ministry of Labour and some 98 per cent of the society members has no ideas and are unaware of the society 73 rules causing the four non-functioning members to manipulate the society assets.

On Saturday January 20, 2007, at the Walton Hall Nursery School the Minister Mr. Mansoor Nadir and the former Chief Co-op Development Officer Mr. Clive Nurse hasinstructed the Society chairman and the Region Two Co-operative Officer to put the society books and records in order for auditing and for the Society’s election. Both of these men put a blind eye and a deaf ear on the minister’s request. Recently in a surprising statement the Region 2 Co-operative Officer has presented a report to members of the Region Two sub-committee of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) for Local Government and Co-op that the Devonshire Castle Co-op Society is not functioning and there are no records. Minutes, ledger, files, receipts, etc although several members are in receipts for digging and paying for burial fees etc.

Recently, a private contractor has received a Court Order against the four non-functioning members for breach of agreement signed by the four unknowingly by the Society members.

Now again the four sold the Society’s land to one of the four member son for a little pittance without the society members knowledge.

However, a petition has been sent to President Jagdeo, Minister Robert Persaud, Minister Manzoor Nadir and Chief Co-op Officer Mr k Jabbar for their intervention since this land was put aside by the society for a drying floor.
POORAN PERSAUD

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