Carolyn: I will awaken COP from slumber

Seepersad-Bachan in a release yesterday that her decision was made after many conversations with the wider COP membership and encouragement from COP veterans. “I made this decision with the understanding that a new political leader will be required to awaken the party from its current slumber, and lead us to a place well beyond the former glory days of 2006, when we were seen as the political vehicle of change.” “The Congress of the People was formed out of a demand for transparency and fairness in governance, but many who were once attracted to the COP’s ideas now feel that the party has veered off its original charted course. It will be my mandate to steer the Congress of the People back on track.”

She said that she has always been a faithful supporter of the COP “even when I viewed the actions of some as contrary to the party’s founding values.” Seepersad-Bachan said that she still continues to believe in the ideals and vision on which the COP was built on. “If elected, my focus as your new Political Leader will be to regain the trust of our membership and supporters, and to once again instill confidence in the people of this nation that we can get the politics right.” In July 2016, Dr Anirudh Mahabir was elected as political leader following the resignation of Prakash Ramadhar.