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Six member clubs of the Eastern Football Association have signed a petition calling for a Special General Meeting of the Association on November 20 in which to mandate a democratic election in the EFA.

Among the signatories are Keith Look Loy (FC Santa Rosa), Brian DA Bain (Pinto United FC), Frank Cazabon (St John’s United FC), Farlon Thomas (La Horquetta Sporting Academy), Edward Manning (Barataria Ball Players FC), Lincoln Augustus (Creek SCC).

According to a press release submitted by the group MOVE, “this petition is further evidence that the member clubs of MOVE refuse to acknowledge the renegade regime that is seeking to impose itself on the membership of the EFA - a regime that NO-ONE HAS VOTED FOR, but which claims to have "won" the aborted election of August 28.

This renegade regime has consistently ignored and abused the EFA constitution, and every principle of natural justice and Fair Play in its drive to maintain itself in power.

It has also employed its interlocking with the leadership of the TTFF, and every other means at its disposal, to undermine democracy in the EFA, and the TTFF by extension. Ultimately, this will fail.” The petition has been delivered to Neville Ferguson, secretary of the Eastern Football Association.

It reads: “Article 10.11 of the Eastern Football Association states: “Any (sic) extraordinary General Meeting may be called by the General Council whenever it deems fit, or upon special requisition made by at least 33 1/3 % of the Full Membership, who must submit copies of the Minutes of the Meetings which were held by each member when a decision was taken and whose requisition must state specifically the business to be transacted at the meeting called for.

Such a meeting must be conveyed within 14 days of the receipt of the said requisition.” “We hereby call for the convening of a special general meeting to be held on November 20.

The business of this meeting would be to discuss and vote on the following resolution. “Given the political impasse in the Eastern Football Association and the dissatisfaction of clubs, be it resolved that the clubs of the EFA instruct the EFA secretariat to organise an election of officers.

Be it further resolved that the EFA clubs also instruct the EFA secretariat to organise said election on Sunday 4 December 2011, i.e. two weeks after the adoption of this resolution, consistent with Article 10:4 of the EFA Constitution, which requires nominations to be submitted to the EFA secretariat at least 14 days before the date of an election.”