Shyne Barrow on Prominent U.D.P.s, “People change affiliations.”

When asked about the overwhelming support for Panton’s control of the United Democratic Party, Shyne Barrow downplayed the turnout on October twentieth, estimating it at just eight hundred supporters, and insisted that it doesn’t validate Panton’s leadership.  Here’s what he said about other members of the party who shifted their allegiance.

 

Shyne Barrow, Area Representative, Mesopotamia

“People change affiliations, so eight hundred people, U.D.P. supporters, known UDP affiliates, along with other prominent members, does not change the constitution.  Out of the forty thousand or thirty-odd thousand people that voted for the UDP, you can’t say that eight hundred people will determine the future of the party.  Out of, we had about four thousand people at the national convention last year.  So that doesn’t count for anything?  I don’t know how eight hundred people gathering makes it official.  It certainly says that they have eight hundred supporters that normally support the UDP and may vote for them in the next general election under the AFD banner. If you feel that illegal activities, if you feel that criminal activities, acting outside of the law, not using the law to say, “Listen, we have rights, the UDP is not respecting our rights…courts, let’s set this straight” which is what we are doing now as a party.  We are at a crossroads.  We could take back the headquarters by force, but I believe that would be irresponsible and dangerous and will lead to people getting hurt.”