Election Fraud Rewarded with Finance Job

Why is 'Two Votes' Rana Welcome on Rochdale Town Council?

Cllr. 'Two Votes' Faisal Rana

LABELLED by Private Eye as a 'Rotten Borough' because of its Council's tolerant acceptance of Cllr. Faisal Rana's mis-doings in helping himself to two postal votes when he was elected in May 2018 local elections, the Rochdale Labour Party has now decided to reward him with the Cabinet position of Assistant Portfolio Holder for Finance.  

It is not the first time that the self-confessed fraud Cllr. Rana has held this position, he was in the job before he accepted a caution from the Greater Manchester Police for election fraud.  As a concession he humbly stood down at that time, and it was argued that he had been punished for his untoward behaviour at the time.

Fortunately the Lib Dem and Conservative opposition to the Labour Party administration on Rochdale Council is about as floppy as a bunch of wet lettuces and are unlikely to refuse to work with the blatant fraudster Cllr. Rana the Councillor for Spotland and Failinge ward.  When a no confidence motion against Cllr. Rana was put to the Rochdale Council, the Labour Councillors, as expected backed the fraudster, but for some reason the leader of the Lib Dems didn't show for the vote.

It should in fairness to Cllr. Rana be pointed out that he has a large property portfolio in Rochdale and beyond,. This may have impressed the council leader Allen Brett and perhaps is the reason he got the assistant Finance portfolio job.

We must await further developments to see if anyone has the guts to oppose Cllr. Rana's new appointment.  Who knows perhaps Rochdale Council will again come to the attention of Private Eye's Rotten Borough's coloumn?.

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