Dr Denzil Douglas clears air over voice note, will not contest for political Leader of SKNLP

Basseterre: Political Leader of St Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, Dr Denzil Douglas, cleared the air on his leaked voice note, where he was addressing the members and supporters of the party about the nomination step of the potential candidate for the position of a national political Leader in the forthcoming party conference on November 28, 2021. Dr Denzil Douglas said that the voice note was manipulated to present it in a different manner. He said that he was advising the comrades to consider nominating comrade Congress Maynard, who is one among three comrades who have expressed their interest in the post of national party leader of the Labour Party. He added that the nomination is a step in the election process and the message was intended to ensure that all three persons contest the election for that position. [caption id="attachment_38390" align="alignleft" width="300"]

Chairman of SKNLP, Dr Terrance Drew[/caption] Dr Douglas and further stated that to party members, Dr Terrence Drew and Dr Jeoffrey Hanley were already nominated by other constituencies for the position of party head and in fact, “Constituency 6 of which he is the Member Parliament, had already nominated Dr Geoffrey Hanley to contests the position.” He clarified that he was not in any sense persuading any person how to vote or who to vote for the elections of political Leader of Saint Kitts and Nevis Labour Party, which would be held in November 2021. Dr Denzil Douglas confirms he will not seek the party leadership On October 22, 2021, Dr Denzil Douglas announced that he would not seek re-election as the political Leader of St Kitts and Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) at the Annual National Conference in November 2021. However, he also confirmed that he will continue to represent the people of constituency number six and would remain Leader of opposition in the Parliament of St Kitts and Nevis. According to Dr Denzil Douglas, the delegation will not only choose a national political Leader, but it will also elect two new deputy political leaders of the party and a national chairman and three vice-chairs among the new executive to serve for a two-year term in accordance with the amended constitution ratified at a special conference convened in May this year. Dr Denzil Douglas has served St Kitts and Nevis from 1995 to 2015 under the helm of the Labour party.

Dr Denzil Douglas clears air over voice note, will not contest for political Leader of SKNLP

Latest

Related Articles