Panton Rejects Reconciliation: Calls for UDP Leadership Overhaul

So, where does the United Democratic Party go from here? Well, that really depends on who you’re talking to. Ask Moses “Shyne” Barrow or Michael Peyrefitte, and they’ll tell you the door is wide open; Panton, Beverly Williams, and John Saldivar are welcome back in the fold. But Tracy Panton? She’s not buying it. In fact, she’s calling for a full-on leadership reset, saying Barrow shouldn’t even be steering the ship. According to her, it’s time for serious change at the top.

 

Tracy Taegar-Panton, Leader of the Opposition

“Let me be clear, Jamal Barrow lost in Mesop. He came in third in a three man race. And, any prudent and responsible leader of the UDP would respect the will of the people. He cannot, under the current constitutional construct be the leader of the UDP. He lost his seat. And so, the rest of us in this party need to come together and stand firmly on what is constitutionally right and more important what the people of this county are saying, what they said in the general election and what they are saying now. We need a leadership reset in the UDP and we must allow that to happen in the shortest amount of time.”