Replaced NDC Chairman, Godfrey Henry was finally asked to resign by Minister within the Ministry of Local Government, Clinton Collymore.
Henry was replaced by the Grove-Haslington Neighbour-hood Democratic Council (NDC) after he could not account for thousands of dollars. At present Bertie De Weever is acting as chairman.
And a Regional Demo-cratic Council official told Stabroek News that the NDC has been given the mandate to take whatever actions are necessary to ensure that the misappropriated funds are recovered
Speaking to this newspaper yesterday, an official of the Regional Democratic Council of Region Four said Henry received a letter from Collymore asking him to formally resign effective from April 2.
The decision according to the official was made after Henry had given an undertaking to clear his name of the allegations by March 5 but failed to do so, forcing the minister to call on him to resign.
Henry himself had told this newspaper that only the minister could call on him to step down. Henry could not be reached for a comment yesterday. Stabroek News was told that the NDC has since formed its works and finance committees.
The official added that the council is still without four of its councillors.
Henry had told this newspaper that he had records to prove his innocence in the matter, adding that some of the monies were lost at the office. But despite his resignation as chairman, Henry could remain as a councillor if he so desires.
Additionally, five new councillors have been elected to the council to replace several others who had stopped participating in the NDC's work.
Following reports of Henry's alleged misconduct, the RDC had stopped giving his NDC drainage and irrigation contracts and did the work on its own.
The official said now that Henry had been removed, the RDC will review its position on the issue. According to the official already things have begun to look up and the prospect for a reformed NDC is bright.
Among other things, Henry is facing allegations related to unaccounted-for market fees, rates and taxes, monies collected for promised electricity to villagers of Golden Grove and an explanation as to why paysheets for three months last year were not signed by him.
The RDC had written to Collymore in early February to have Henry removed but for some reason or the other it was not done. Later PNCR leader Robert Corbin visited the district and held meetings with residents who unanimously called for Henry's resignation. Henry had been chairman since 1994 and boasted that at one time his NDC was the best in the region.