Last week PUP Deputy Leader Kareem Musa publicly flirted with the idea of challenging John Briceno for party leadership in an upcoming party convention on November 26th. Musa said the party needs a unifier - and made it clear that his leader has not been that.
But, he didn't commit to challenging him - because that's no small task - since Briceno does have firm support - evidenced by the two dozen or so endorsements he has received from constituencies across the country.
With the deadline to nominate persons for executive posts in just 9 days, Musa's window to declare his candidacy or just to sit back was closing - and in a two minute statement issued today, he made it official - he's not challenging. Here's how he put it:...
Hon. Kareem Musa, PUP Deputy Party Leader (East)
"So many people, especially the young people of Belize, see me as a leader. It was my duty to listen and take counsel on this very important decision."
"I will not stand in the way and allow even the slightest perception of disunity to impair the capacity of our party to win. Therefore, I will not offer myself for party leader at this time."
"We must win and win big for Belize. The stakes are high. The people are depending on us and we must not let them down."
Musa did not indicate if he will remain in the executive as Briceno's Deputy Leader for the East. Via text he told us today that he simply doesn't know because he has not spoken to the Party leader.
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