Dear Editor,

From all indications, the capitalists within the People’s National Party (PNP) have seemingly started campaigning for the imminent leadership battle.

Dr Omar Davies will sooner than later bow out of representational politics and has obviously chosen Senator Mark Golding as his successor in St Andrew Southern, as Senator Golding is more visible than before in the constituency.

If a leadership battle should come now, Dr Davies would likely support his long-time colleague and friend, Dr Peter Phillips. However, if it should happen when Dr Davies is out, he would want to know that whoever his successor is will also support the person he would.

What is seemingly unclear to many, though, is the fact that bringing Senator Golding into representational politics is actually ramping up some more support for his long-time business partner Peter Bunting.

With all that said, will the capitalist gang get control of the PNP, or will it go back to the base on which the party was built and remain socialist? If both Phillips and Bunting are contenders for the presidency, then it is very clear what the outcome will be. Bunting the capitalist has a personality that no one, except those like him, will be able to tolerate. Those who are like him are the minority within the PNP.

Phillips the socialist is someone with enormous political experience, knowledge, good track record and the right skillset it requires to rebuild the PNP and put it back on the original track.

Going back to the roots, ideologies and tenets of the PNP will not be an easy task. The PNP needs someone who commands the respect of its majority and who has the right ideas to do the rebuilding.

Whenever the Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller decides to go, the party must not be fooled. Dr Peter David Phillips is the man for the top job.

Pat’rae Palmer

patraepalmer714@gmail.com