Mike Peyrefitte says he’s back as U.D.P. chairman with the full support of the party’s top brass. He’s spoken to all three key figures, though he stops short of saying they urged him to return. Still, he insists their backing is clear. But what does that really mean? Peyrefitte paints a hopeful picture. He says there’s been a wave of positivity and that discussions are underway to chart a new path forward. He’s optimistic that the party can resolve its internal strife soon. Yet, he’s also leaving the door open—if things don’t go as promised, he says he won’t hesitate to walk away again.
Mike Peyrefitte, Returning Chairman, U.D.P.
“I can tell you that all three of them fully support me coming back as chairman. I spoke to all of them yesterday and again today. And all three of them, I won’t go as far as to say that I was encouraged by them to come back to help with this process. But that, to me, is just a matter of details. We are in current discussions about how we go forward. I think there was a lot of positivity that was expressed to me yesterday and today and I look forward to us solving this in the very, very near future. And hey, if it doesn’t work out, I can always resign again because if I believe that we’re not moving in a direction that I’ve been promised we would be moving, then I reserve the right to say well I thought I was coming into an environment where we all accepted that we all grow where each of us grow and we all are to be blamed for whatever is wrong with the party. Just like we are all to be given credit with what’s right about the party. It’s a collective responsibility. When I to UDP people, people who genuinely care for this party, none of them give a damn, you know, about who wants to call themselves whatever. What they want is to see their party heal. I will not entertain the media by giving some sort of soundbite that could lead to some mischief. We don’t need that anymore in the UDP. We have an NPC, the NPC will make decisions and sure enough, it is my hope and expectation that in just a few short months we will know exactly who the UDP leader will be because we will go on a course that everybody will be onboard with and everybody will pledge to accept the result of.”
