Barrow Says Panton’s Leadership Will Not Go Uncontested

But Barrow insists that Panton won’t have an uncontested leadership convention. He claims that some members of Panton’s team are planning to run against her and that there’s a petition against her. In response, Panton says Barrow’s claims are false. Here are both sides of the story.

 

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

“We don’t know what will happen, because I can tell you now, within her own alliance grouping there are people passing a resolution forward to amend the constitution so that anyone can offer themselves to be leader. So, the support she may think she may not be there. I will send it to you, but there is a petition circulating right now where in the alliance where people say we are not happy with having Tracy as our only option. It is not simple as she won her seat, so all hail the queen. That is the same dictatorship they criticized and complained about. So, these things need to be sorted out.”

 

Reporter

“Can you even decide at this point that the leadership won’t be contested, that you will be endorsed when there is a national convention?

 

Tracy Taegar-Panton, Leader of the Opposition

“That is a completely untrue statement and he must be held accountable for continuing to cause chaos and spread lies in this party. We had a meeting on March eighteenth at the Biltmore Plaza. We came together and signed a declaration, a commitment and we signed a declaration and commitment to move this party forward under my leadership and that is exactly how it will go.”