Georgetown: Nomination Day for the 2016 Local Government Elections (LGE) will be hosted Today (January 26, 2016) where the contestants will submit their List of Candidates to the respective returning officers in the 71 local government organs.
Each of the local government organs will have its returning officer stationed at a prime location where all groups desirous of participating will submit their relevant documents.
GECOM recently disclosed that it has received 103 symbols from political parties, voluntary groups and individual candidates wishing to run for leadership for their respective municipalities or neighbourhood democratic councils.
There is 62 Neighborhood Democratic Councils (NDC) and 9 Municipalities with the declaration of Mabaruma, Bartica and Lethem as towns slated to participate in the 2016 Local Government Elections.
Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkhan announced last year that LGE will be held on March 18, 2016.
