The names of six persons for the appointment of a Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission [GECOM] was today submitted by Leader of the Political Opposition [People’s Progressive Party], Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, pursuant to the provisions of Article 161 (2) of the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.
The six names are: Justice of Appeal B.S Roy (ret’d); Justice William Ramlall (ret’d); Ms. Oneidge Walrond-Allicock, Attorney-at-law and a former Magistrate; Mr. Kashir Khan, Attorney-at-law; Ms. Nadia Sagar, Attorney-at-law and Mr. Gerald Gouveia.
Having regard to the antecedents in relation to this matter, arriving at these six names was not an easy 
task, Jagdeo noted. “I embarked upon an elaborate and protracted public and private consultative process which lasted several weeks, during which I solicited the views of, and sought nominations from, many nationally renowned persons and various important stakeholders’ and representative organizations, in my efforts to ensure that I present six names to the President who satisfy the requirements contemplated by Article 161(2) of the Constitution,” he added.
“I take this opportunity to thank all the organisations and persons who participated in this important consultative exercise. In particular, I wish to thank the Hon. Madam Justice Desiree Bernard, Madam Justice Claudette Singh (ret’d) SC, Mr. Ralph Ramcharan SC, Timothy Jonas and Ronald Burchsmith, Attorneys-at-law, and others with whom I consulted but who indicated that their current commitments do not permit them to serve in the office of Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, at this point of time,” said Jagdeo in a statement.
Among those submitted Jagdeo noted are: a former Judge of the Court of Appeal of Guyana; one former Judge of the High Court of Guyana; three Attorneys-at-law, with over 10 years of good standing at the Guyana Bar, and one former Magistrate. They all therefore qualify to be Judges of a Court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters in Guyana, Jagdeo said, “in accordance with the Constitution of Guyana; and one is a former Captain of the Guyana Defence Force, a Pilot, and a Businessman and Entrepreneur.”