Now that the leadership has been settled, returning president of the Democratic Labour Party, Verla De Peiza, says that her party must forge a united front and take the challenge to the ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP).
Delivering the president’s remarks at the party’s George Street headquarters on Sunday, De Peiza contended that even though she faced a strong opposition to her leadership from members of the DLP old guard, there was no fissuring on the focus of the party, as this was all par for the course of democracy.
“I want to thank you for coming out and invigorating George Street one more time. The buzz and the energy this weekend is exactly what we need going forward to face St George North. Whilst we may not have liked that the catalyst was a fervent internal campaign, I will end by what I said in the beginning, that is democracy. If there is one thing that this party has always done well, it was a democratic process,” she said, noting that even the DLP’s founding father, Errol Barrow, faced challenges for the leadership. (CLM)
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