Barrow Frowns on Patt ‘s Decision to Pass on Leadership

Tracy Taegar-Panton has the support of U.D.P. Deputy Leader Hugo Patt, which bolsters her claim to leadership. When Barrow resigned two weeks ago, he handed over the reins to Patt. Barrow was surprised to find out that Patt then passed the leadership to Panton. He believed a different course of action would be taken upon his resignation. Barrow argues that Patt didn’t have the authority to endorse Panton as leader after taking on the responsibility.

 

Moses “Shyne” Barrow, Former U.D.P. Leader

“One of the reasons I didn’t want to hand over to Hugo was because I was afraid that the process would not be seen through and we would end up back at square one. Once the party chairman as the ultimate authority in the party, barring the NPC and National Convention, disagreed with my position, that I continue to be leader until another leader was elected, I yield to the party chairman. It was my hope, cause I spoke to the party chairman and he mentioned that he spoke to Hugo and Hugo understands that he has to maintain the interim leadership until a national convention is called. But what process was Ms. Panton saying Shyne never need to resign, we resign him October twentieth, meaning that she and her cabal are the central executive and the duly elected leaders, I reject, Alberto August reject and Sharry Medina reject, a majority of us. So nothing was solved by my resignation and that is why we have to continue with court. I was hoping Ms. Panton would have done was to say Ok, interim leader Hugo, Vice Chair, August, please call and NPC and let us sort ourselves our, who could run for party leader, who could fill the vacant seats, let us set all of this straight.”