The Chairman of
the National Board of Directors, Mr. Joseph Dueh, has appointed the Interim
Other officers
and members of your Interim Leadership Administration are; Mr. Jerry Zeah, Vice
Chairman, Mr. Brown O. Jayee, Secretary, Mrs. Edwina Taye-Willie, Treasurer and
Mrs. Maria Tarlue-Kieta, Member. The body will take possession of properties of
the Minnesota Chapter effective immediately. All members of the Interim body
are said to have accepted their preferment.
In a letter,
dated November 23, 2015, and addressed to Mr. Kaine, the Board said the term of
the Interim Leadership Administration takes “effect as of Monday, November 23
[2015] and ending no later than Sunday, February 28, 2016.”
The appointment
of the ILA follows a Board mass meeting with majority of the board members
unanimously voting to institute an interim body to steer the ship of affairs of
the Minnesota Chapter and ensure that all parties participate in a free, fair
and democratic elections. The board members overwhelmingly accepted the
selection of members of the interim body during the meeting.
Mr. Dueh wrote,
“Your appointment is based on a recommendation from the National Board of
Directors following the conduct of a two-day thorough fact-finding
investigation.” He added that the investigation was a result of a number of
complaints surrounding the aborted September 27th electoral process within your
chapter.
“This action is
in line with my constitutional obligation to ensuring peace and sanity is
restored within the Minnesota Chapter and all other chapters within the Grand
Gedeh Association in the Americas (GGAA) Inc.,” Mr. Dueh noted, and added, “You
have the full mandate of the National Leadership of the GGAA to provide
temporary governance and take possession of all assets of the Minnesota
Chapter…”
The Board has
mandated Dusty Tarlue Kaine leadership to take possession of the Minnesota
Chapter’s office located at 1710 Douglas
Drive, Golden Valley, Minnesota, 55422, the Minnesota Chapter’s account(s) at
the TCF Bank and/or any other banking institutions within the State of
Minnesota, and ensuring a mass voters’ registration of all Members of the
Minnesota Chapter of voting age who are willing to register and vote.
The ILA is also
mandated to coordinate with the Independent Elections Commission in conducting
free, fair, transparent, democratic elections for the Minnesota Chapter’s
executive leadership and a lone seat on the Minnesota Chapter’s Board, and coordinate
with the Independent Elections Commission to ensure the Minnesota Chapter’s
elections are held under the GGAA National Constitution.
