KINGSTON, Jamaica- Government senator Delano Seiveright and Christian Tavares-Finson have both withdrawn their application to be selected as the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) candidate to replace Karl Samuda in the North Central St Andrew constituency in the upcoming general election.

The party made the announcement in a statement on Sunday following a meeting of its central executive, stating that the move is to allow for a resetting of the process of finalising a candidate.

“The withdrawal follows a review by the party. The withdrawal will allow the party secretariat to conduct a consultation with key stakeholders, including the executive and workers of North Central St Andrew in the coming weeks as it restarts the process of finalising a candidate within the rules of the party. The central executive accepted the decision of Mr Tavares-Finson and Senator Seiveright and noted that both are valued members of the party,” it said.

The statement noted that both Seiveright and Tavares-Finson have committed to having their supporters respect the party’s rules and regulations and to act in the interest of party unity.

It said Samuda remains chairman of the constituency during the process of finalising a candidate.