Georgetown: Acting Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force Brigadier Godfrey Bess in a directive to the army reminded all and sundry that Dr. Irfaan Ali was democratically elected President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, as such all the relevant resources and respect will be granted by the Force.
Dr. Ali was sworn in Sunday afternoon as Guyana’s ninth Executive President shortly after he was declared the winner of the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections by the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh.
“As Chief-of-Staff (Acting), I pledge the Guyana Defence Force loyalty to the Constitution of Guyana and the democratically elected government to be led by our Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief , President Dr. Irfaan Ali,” the Chief of Staff stated.
Brigadier Bess said all members of the army are “subjected to the new Commander-in-Chief’s directives”. Brigadier Bess said the army “would remain an apolitical national institution and, therefore, would continue to uphold its noble and exemplary position of service to the Guyanese nation and all our people.”
The GDF Chief-of-Staff said he would be committing the resources of the army to the State under the guidance of the Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief.
Brigadier Bess reiterated the GDF’s mandate to deter aggression, defend Guyana’s sovereignty and ensure its development as a safe and secure place.
On July 1, 2020 the Chief-of -Staff was promoted from Colonel to Brigadier and appointed acting Chief-of-Staff.
He told reporters then that “we are trained to support the democratically elected government of the day based on our constitution and that we will continue to do.”
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