President swears in new RDC Chairmen
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- Published on Saturday, 28 January 2012 15:31
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President Donald Ramotar today congratulated the 10 Regional Chairmen and their deputies, and expressed his willingness to work along very closely with them in the interest of the country and the populace.
The Chairmen and their deputies took the oath of office before the Head of State at the Office of the President in the presence of Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Local Government Minister Ganga Persaud, government and opposition members, family and relatives. Julius Faerber of Region Three and Clement Corlette, Region Four were the only two in the group of Regional Chairmen that retained their previously held positions.
They now join Paul Pierre of Region One, Parmanand Persaud of Region Two, Bindrabhan Bisnauth, Region Five, Permaul Armogan, Region Six, Gordon Bradford, Region Seven, Mark Crawford, Region Eight, Wilson Lorentio, Region Nine and Kuice Sharma Solomon, Region Ten.
Using his presidential powers, in accordance with Article 73 (2) of the Constitution of Guyana, the Head of State issued the proclamation that January 25 be the date for election of members of the 10 Regional Democratic Councils in their respective boardrooms.
Following the 2011 General and Regional Elections, 205 regional seats were apportioned, with the People’s Progressive Party/Civic with 102, A Partnership For Unity (APNU) with 73, Alliance For Change (AFC) 28 and The United Force (TUF) 2. The PPP/C controls governance of six regions; 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9 while the APNU controls three; 4, 7 and 10 and the AFC, Region 8.
