SURUJBALLY BACK HOME IN THE BOSOM OF THE PNC

Wednesday, 05 June 2013 19:07, Administrator, Source

Steve Surujbally

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission(GECOM), Steve Surujbally abandoned all pretense of being politically neutral and has returned to the bosom of the People's National Congress (PNC). Surujbally recently made a deal with the devil in which he chose to sacrifice his deputy, Chief Elections Officer Gocool Boodhoo, in order to save his own skin. After its loss at the 2011 elections the PNC's APNU needed scapegoats and saw two in the form of Surujbally and Boodhoo.

The fact that they were of Indo Guyanese ethnicity made it even better and we know that PNC never shies away from riding the ethnic wave. So the riling up of the supporters began post-elections 2011 and PNC supporters were told that Boodhoo and Surujbally cheated them out of the elections.  The homes of both of these official were picketed and a campaign of intimidation was launched.

The PNC wanted heads to roll at GECOM and what did Surujbally do?

Well Surujbally has a very close personal friend in the form of Granger's deputy, Dr Rupert Roopnarine.   Roopnarine was able to negotiate a deal which will see Surjbally joining the opposition commissioners in a vote against Boodhoo's retention upon the expiration of his contract. The commission has 7 members, 3 nominated by the combined opposition, 3 by the government and the chairman- in this case Surujbally. When Boodhoo's retention is not approved by the commission PNC mole and Bodhoo's current deputy, Calvin Benn will be made Chief Elections Officer and Surujbally gets to keep his job as Chairman. By the way, Surujbally was nominated by former PNC and opposition leader Desmond Hoyte. He was always favoured by the PNC, hence his return home to Congress Place.