Tracy Says U.D.P. Chairman Mike Peyrefitte is Bias

Viewers would recall that the failed National Party Council that had been scheduled for August third saw the U.D.P. chairman walking out of the meeting after declaring the N.P.C. suspended.  But is the presiding officer of the U.D.P. being partial to the leadership of the party and not budging to the will of its supporters?

 

Isani Cayetano

“What do you say to the position that the party leader has taken which says that in August of last year, during the last N.P.C. it was a near unanimous position that the seat of the leader would not be challenged until following the next general elections?  But you’re not happy with the leadership and the outcomes of several of the elections that he has presided over.  What happens in that situation where he is saying that you would have to grin and bear it until he is done in 2025?”

 

Tracy Panton, Area Representative, Albert

“There is no provision in the constitution of the party that says you have to grin and bear it.  We have the requisite number of signatures, any decision of the N.P.C. or even any decision of the national convention can be reversed.  You have the right to change your mind, there’s a threshold you have to meet and once you meet that threshold then the matter is tabled for consideration.  The problem that we’re having is that we can’t even have a discussion.  We can’t even have a meeting to discuss or to find a way forward.  There has been a complete shut out, if you will, of being able to engage.”

 

Isani Cayetano

“One would think that the role of the chairman is to be as impartial as possible but at the same time flexible where certain things are concerned.  Do you believe that based on what transpired at the last N.P.C. and the fact that the chairman hasn’t necessarily responded to the letters that you’ve written to him that he is being, in a sense, inflexible or is not budging?”

 

Tracy Panton

“I think he’s being completely biased.  I think the chairman has shown his complete bias in this situation which is unfortunate.  He is the guardian and the caretaker of the constitution of the party.  He should help to facilitate this dialogue, not shut it down.”