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Leader of the Concerned Public Officers (CPO) Curtis Cuffie - Jeff K. Mayers
Days after Watson Duke was re-elected president of the Public Services Association (PSA), his opponents have united in an attempt to overturn the election results.
In response Duke called on them to “take yuh licks and cool it” and focus on PSA duties.
Duke was re-elected for a third term in Monday s elections with 1,758 votes after a two-day wait for the final results. His team Game Changers will form the executive committee.
On Wednesday night Duke declared victory in a Facebook live stream with a document provided by the elections officer of the final total of votes.
Oral Saunders
Photo source: Facebok
In the wake of news that Watson Duke retained his seat as leader of the Public Services Association (PSA) two candidates have expressed some interest in meeting and discussing the possibility of co-operation after their election loss.
Speaking with Newsday on Thursday, leader of the Unified Public Officers Oral Saunders described the results of the election as a hollow victory for Duke citing a low voter turnout and irregularities at the polls.
Saunders said while he has no problem accepting defeat, he was concerned over the transparency of the voting process, and questioned the legitimacy of the results.
Saunders: PSA results hollow victory for Duke
Oral Saunders
Photo source: Facebok
Oral Saunders one of the candidates for the Public Service Association s (PSA) elections, has said incumbent Watson Duke has nothing to celebrate after his reported victory, citing low voter turnout and complaints of irregularities at the polls.
In a video streamed on his Facebook page on Wednesday night, Duke announced that he had retained his role as president of the PSA, while reading from a document from the association s election officer, Selwyn Malcolm.
Speaking with Newsday on Thursday, Saunders said while he has no problem accepting defeat, he was concerned over the transparency of the voting process, and questioned the legitimacy of the results.
PSA candidates unhappy over election results delay
Nixon Callender -
Candidates who ran in the elections for the Public Services Association (PSA) executive are not pleased at the delay in the results, with one suggesting the slow counting was a ploy to tilt the outcome in favour of a particular contender.
The elections were held on Monday after three years of legal battles stemming from former candidate Solomon Gabriel s concerns over the voters list in 2017.
Initial results posted on the PSA s Facebook page on Tuesday suggested sitting president Watson Duke was in the lead, with Oral Saunders running a distant second. These figures were later deleted.