U.D.P. Moves Forward with Leadership Convention Plans

Tracy Taegar-Panton has initiated the process to convene a national party council meeting to set a date for a leadership convention. At this convention, party delegates will choose the U.D.P.’s new leader. With no current chairman, Alberto August is stepping in as acting chairman. Panton confirmed that August has already indicated they will proceed with the NPC meeting to finalize the date for the leadership convention. This step marks a crucial moment for the party as it seeks to establish its future direction.

 

Tracy Taegar-Panton, Leader of the Opposition

“We are definitely adhering to the process. As I said, two weeks ago we started collecting the signatures for an NPC to be convened, to mandate it, because once it is petitioned, it must be convened. Those signatures have been delivered to the vice chairman status quo ante. Those signatures have been delivered to the secretary general. In my conversations with Alberto August earlier this week, there was an agreement and he wrote to me formally to say we will proceed with an NPC and that NPC a date will be determined for a leadership convention to be held.”

 

Paul Lopez

“We heard Mr. Barrow speak about October, are we concerned any at all about the apparent hold he has on the process and how it may frustrate this entire timeline and the plans we are setting out.”

 

Tracy Taegar-Panton

“This party does not belong to Tracy Panton, it does not belong to Hugo Patt, it does not belong to Beverly Williams. It does not belong to Beverly Williams. It does not belong to Jamal Barrow. The party belongs to the people.”