FORMER Opposition Leader Mia Mottley has signalled her intention to pull out of the race for chairmanship of the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) in a controversy surrounding changes to the rules of the party’s upcoming annual conference.
While Mottley has described the amendments as “undemocratic and unconstitutional” the party has insisted that not only was it within its right to make the changes, but the adjustments would prevent distortion in voting at the October 29-30 conference.
In a letter circulated yesterday, Mottley accused the BLP of disenfranchising some members by preventing them from being counted when the number of delegates for the conference is being determined.
“The most powerful way I can register my strongest opposition to this undemocratic and unconstitutional cutting of members’ rights and tinkering with our (party) constitution is to withdraw from the contest for the post of chairman,” she wrote. (DP)
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