GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE AFC – David Patterson
(Folks, firstly I would like to congratulate all Guyanese on their conduct during the past elections, I am extremely proud of how we conducted ourselves. Secondly, I understand that we would be anxious to ascertain what are the results, this no doubt is a direct product of how past results would have been announced, these past elections would have changed all the rules, from the historic Cummingburg Accord to the campaign messaging and focus of the Alliance. In messages of change and progress. Today, started off with the incumbent reporting that they won this elections by the slimmest margin of 3,000 votes, despite all these wild public statements, the PC and PM candidates requested that the Alliance exercise restraint.
After computing 96% of the votes in region #2, 85% of the votes in region #3, 95% of the votes in region #5, 98%of the votes in region #6; 93% of the votes in east coast Demerara; 96% of east bank Demerara, 78% of Georgetown (traditionally an Alliance stronghold), 97% of region #9 and 81% of region #10 (another Alliance stronghold), it was assessed that the Alliance had such a commending lead, which would be statistically unrealistic that with the remaining ballots (most being in the Alliance stronghold) that the voter difference of over 24k could be surpassed, it was then important to declare these numbers that would have already been in the public domain via SOPs posted at polling stations.
While the Alliance is aware that the only legal authority to declare final results is GECOM, it was important to inform the voting public of these results.
Finally, it is the duty of gecom to declare the results, thus we urge them to complete their important duties as soon as possible, so that they can confirm what is now known, that there has been a change of government.)
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