Is Port Loyola Recall Referendum Purposely Being Frustrated?

Former Area Representative Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez has been behind the Office of the Governor General since February sixteenth in an attempt to find out about the status of petitions that were collected from voters in Port Loyola to trigger a recall referendum in that constituency.  Martinez is seeking the ouster of sitting Area Representative Gilroy Usher Senior by way of a vote.  However, that effort, it would seem, is being frustrated by the GG’s office.  According to Martinez, on several occasions he was informed that there was no update on the status of the petitions, only to find out earlier today that the petitions were only handed over to the Chief Elections Officer a few days after he called a press conference on the matter.

 

Anthony ‘Boots’ Martinez, Former Area Rep, Port Loyola

“It was disclosed this morning by the Chief Elections Officer that she had just received the petitions on the twenty-first of February.  That was the day after we had the last press briefing.  Now, ah wah tell yoh di real truth, what I find that to be.  That is flouting the law.  You, as the Governor General, you ascent all laws into play and have little things to do per day and all day to do it.  I have some difficulty with that and I have difficulty, in my humble opinion, in the Governor General breaking the law.  And I find that to be very delinquent, her office to be very delinquent, very disingenuous and totally dishonest.  I will say this, numerous calls were placed to her office for which I believe as the person that launched the petition, my channel for answers is the Governor General’s office and when you say to me, your office says to me numerous times, the petition has not, yoh noh get wahn answer yet.  You said, “No response yet on the petition.”  When you know that you neva send di petition ova to the election, the Chief Elections Officer as the law mandates because the law says that the Governor General on receipt of the petition shall forward the petition to the Chief Elections Officer forthwith.”