Dear Editor
Although UPP has become the laughing stock for everyone near & far, the turmoil that the political party is experiencing should be of great concern to each Antiguan & Barbudan, whether or not their political persuasion is blue, red or otherwise.
A good opposition political party will always keep the incumbent to the fire. With true democracy, an opposition party should be a must. Interestingly, UPP found themselves in that position as the opposition party for the past ten (10) years with the Hon Jamaul Pringle at its helm.
Throughout those 10 years, we all know that Mr. Pringle did not appoint himself to be the party’s leader. Infact he was duly elected to that position through the instrument of the party’s constitution.
So then, why is there now a fuss of him being the leader of the party & simultaneously, see him as the cause of the party’s downfall?
As Mr Pringle nicely stated in one of his letters published in the public domain, that he agrees that he may not have the educational accumens and financial wealth as some of his colleagues in the party but the fact cannot be overlooked that the position he holds was duly elected and should not be envied. Mr. Spencer, the former PM experienced a similar fate within the same UPP.
The main fact is, the problem of the party is coming from those members in the party who are from the higher ethlon of our society, who all have an inflated ego. It is an ego that they see themselves always being at the top or as winners in any organization that they belong to.
Interestingly, many of them have never been personally involved in sports, so losing is not an option gracefully accepted by them.
With the general election gone by, many of the UPP members thought that it was the perfect time to win. The data from the polls, showed that ABLP was in disarray because of some dissatisfactory issues some of its members had. Covid & the forced vaccine was creating a havoc, lack of running water was of great concern, scarcity of LPG gas, salaries & pensions not paid on time were all issues of concern, hence the polls were showing that the election were in the favor of UPP. In addition, it culminated with the hate & desperation the members of UPP had towards Gaston Browne & his ABLP administration.
Unfortunately, losing the election became most of the members biggest shock & disappointment. As a result, frustration has taken the best of them hence, Mr. Pringle and innocently so, has become the target for the party’s lost. Fingers began pointing at him. Immediately, The ” finger pointing ” began to have a domino effect on the members of the party.
So, the truth to be told, in my view, Mr. Pringle is not the epicenter of the party’s turmoil but it is the inflated ego of many the members who cannot to this day accept the lost from the general election.
It now leads one to think that the departing members did not have true allegience to the party and thus, the true cause of UPP’s downfall.
Fitzroy
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