For months we've been telling you about the upcoming PUP convention in Cayo Central pitting Luke Espat against Dan Silva. It's one of the most hotly contested internal political contests in a while – and with only weeks to go tensions are through the roof tonight. That's because Dan Silva's committee says the party's national executive is playing favourites with Luke Espat.
The dispute centers over the location for the convention. The Cayo Central Committee wants it at the Santa Elena RC School. But the Committee is chaired by Collet Montejo – who is a Luke Espat supporter – and he reportedly wants it at the United Pentecostal School. Now, party Chairman Henry Usher has decided that it should be held at United Pentecostal. Party Secretary General Myrtle Palacio was sent to investigate and she agreed with the Committee, that the RC School was better. But Chairman Usher over-ruled her and tonight Silva's Committee is crying foul. They sent a heated press release this evening saying that quote, "(the) decision by the National Executive to side with the Party Chairman and the Luke Espat team to overrule the decisions of the duly constituted Cayo Central Executive Committee and to sideline the written objective recommendations made by the Secretary General of the Party…is strongly condemned by the Daniel Silva Executive Committee."
The release says that the United Pentecostal School is located in a poorly lit area in the extreme end of Santa Elena. The committee we are told is threatening to resign. We'll keep following it when the PUP has a press conference tomorrow.
But it's not all contentious conventions in the PUP. Sources tell us that the way has been cleared and the hurdles set aside to allow former three term representative Cordel Hyde back into the PUP as Lake Independence Standard Bearer. An announcement is expected to be made shortly about an endorsement convention. Attorney Kareem Musa is also expected to be endorsed as standard bearer in Caribbean Shores.
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