Leader of the Opposition Tracy Panton has distanced herself from today’s planned UDP National Party Council meeting and claimed it is unconstitutional and lacks transparency.
This is despite last week’s Wednesday meeting, which recently reinstated Party Chairman Mike Peyrefitte described as a “sober conversation” between both factions, those aligned with Shyne and those backing Tracy Panton.
Panton raised objections over the delegate list in a letter addressed to Peyrefitte on Friday. She said it sidelines her as an elected Member of Parliament while including unelected figures like Jose Espat.
Though this is not the first time Panton has rejected a scheduled NPC, this time she argues the current setup violates the UDP’s constitution and principles of natural justice and warns that the meeting does not reflect genuine efforts to unify or reform the party.
Panton is calling for caretaker conventions in all 26 divisions without elected UDP representatives. She insists that party leadership must be chosen through fair and accountable processes.
The agenda for today’s NPC meeting included a motion to immediately reinstate Tracy Taegar-Panton and all expelled members, including those banned for running on her “Tracy Ticket” a move that would fully restore their status within the party.
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