The No-Show Caretaker: A No-Show in Leadership
In the grand theater of politics, there are blunders, there are missteps, and then there are performances so bafflingly incompetent that they leave an audience, no, a constituency, utterly speechless. Enter Emmanuel Peters, the UPP’s supposed caretaker for St. John’s Rural South, a man who is proving to be a master of one thing and one thing only: vanishing when it matters most.
Last Thursday, the United Progressive Party (UPP) held a rally in the very constituency Peters is meant to be championing. A golden opportunity for him to prove his worth, to demonstrate leadership, to show the people of St. John’s Rural South that he is more than just a name on a poster. But what did he do? He pranced around like a butterfly. Oh, not a strong and determined one, but a fluttering, attention-seeking spectacle, bouncing from person to person as if shaking hands could substitute for actually doing the job.
And when the moment came for him to take the stage, to speak, to address the very people he claims to represent? Silence. Deafening silence. Not a word. Not a whisper. Not a shred of leadership. Perhaps he mistook the rally for a high school dance, where showing up and milling about is enough to be counted as present.
It is painfully obvious that Peters is more interested in seeing his name in lights than actually putting in the work. Representation is not about photo-ops and handshakes. It is about standing up, speaking out, and showing up when it matters most. Yet, while other caretakers from different constituencies boldly took the microphone, the one man who should have been front and center was nowhere to be found. Was it stage fright? Or has the UPP simply decided that St. John’s Rural South isn’t worth the effort?
Why is the UPP always content in choosing mediocre candidates when it comes to the people’s business, the serious business of the nation, of the constituents, of the electorate? Why have they chosen to consistently select individuals who are not even merely capable or competent enough to get the job done? It is a disservice to the people they claim to represent and a glaring indictment of their standards for leadership. If the UPP already knows that he is not capable and not the right fit, then what is the purpose of even having him at this point? The people do not need someone to simply show up. They need someone prepared, someone already ready to represent, with the conviction to represent, with the passion for representing the people. Not someone who is unwilling or incapable. Not someone who is just a placeholder, a hollow figure with no real substance.
The people of this constituency deserve better than a political illusionist who disappears when duty calls. They deserve a leader who is present, not just in body, but in action. If Peters cannot even muster the courage to address his people at a rally, how on earth can he be expected to stand up for them when real decisions are being made?
The people of St. John’s Rural South are not pawns in some careless political game. They deserve representation that is competent, committed, and courageous. If the UPP does not recognize this glaring failure and correct it, they should be prepared for the inevitable consequences. Leadership is not a vanity project, and the electorate will not be fooled by empty gestures and absent voices. The people are watching, and this time, they will demand more than just a name on a ballot. They will demand a leader who stands, speaks, and delivers.
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OK Ms Edwards
Please accept defeat in humility.
You all UPP people always making excuses for bullshit…..
We should stop cursing because a Giselle and Pringle decision for their cliques, stop been loyal blue or red and form voting blocks on political ideology which present a beneficial socioeconomics for the country and the constituency.
The writers opening statement of the grand theater of politics, there are blunders, there are missteps, is hourly rethorical. Sounds as if it was run through Ai writing.
Going on the stage insulting your opponent is not leadership. It’s unfortunate that across the Caribbean that is his leadership is measured and perceived.
Trump insult himself to the Whitehouse Obama didn’t. History will show who was the better leader.
False promises and election and Christmas handouts are not leadership. Sone have perfected the craft if handouts like Robin Westwood and the late Admit Micheal
Leadership is transformational. It’s not about who is the better at our own and insults.
Time to get over the archaic political philosophies of the 1950s when we were still a Colony
Didn’t read the entire write up my attention span is short
Question. How come ALP pick up soo many of these mediocre cUPP candidates I am baffled
So Emmanuel Peters is the focus here! We have U.S. $10 M heist attributed to the Serial Thief and few other persons, to include Family members and an individual being absent from a ‘rally ‘ takes precedence? This energy should be angled at the people who are responsible for swindling us through all their secret deals with international criminals. They are hell bent on parting out our lands to all kinds of interlopers for personal gains. The Serial Thief should be forced to step aside for independent investigations to proceed.
The UPP in its present state is like a lame duck.
The leader is balls less, brain less and powerless.
He is ci trolled by a gang called the women’s forum.
They selected most of the slate of candidates.
They selected Pringle loyalists.
Once you support Pringle you are the best candidate.
They didn’t select winners. They selected loyalists runners.
Here is their list of Pringle loyalists runners: Alister Thomas, George Wehner and Emanuel Peters.
They cannot win a preschool elections.
They forced Jermaine Edwards out of the race because she doesn’t support Pringle.
They beheaded Peter “Redds” Hariette because he doesn’t support Pringle.
They cannot settle on a candfor Rural North
They cannot settle on a candidate for City East
Is it any wonder that the UPP is in a worse state than it was prior to 1981
The leader who doesn’t have a brain of his own is being pulled from side to side. He doesn’t have an original idea. He cannot speak freely. He depends on a written speech from the chair even if it is about the route he took to work. Emmanuel Peters is a misfit. He will be lucky to get back his deposit.
JERMAIN EDWARDS is A REJECTED 🤡
She BADPLAY AND UNDERMINE GLADYS POTTER!!! Now she vex de branch KICK SHE IN SHE BOTTOM!!! The branch chose Emmanuel
I get this write-up. Each constituency has a representative. Jamale Pringle was hammered for not having representatives/caretakers. That particular constituency was one of the most difficult. Now they have a representative and have a long overdue meeting in that neglected constituency, how can anyone say this is not a legitimate observation. How can the declared rep not show up for his people and show them he is there for them. Coates, Azille, are new to this arena and have boldly taken a stand for their constituencies. I was told by an EXECUTIVE of the party that this gentleman Peters is far more experienced than Gladys Potter and Jermaine Edwards and that he can run circles around them (her words not mine) I went to the meeting and it was disgraceful. The conversation was being talked about by many, not to mention the disgust of the same executive body.
I just dislike seeing people not call a spade a spade and act like the same kool-aid drinkers they talk about with such venom. In order for people to do better, the truth must be told and be accepted. Maybe the author should have been a bit more tame, but why. If you all can take the raw and harsh truth from JTruth, then it can be accepted from anywhere. Truth is truth.
Straight Shooter, what branch rejected Ms. Edwards? You are a joke for Gladys Potter. Imagine two people challenged Potter yet you harp on one. You chupit clown. Thank God Edwards rallied for Potter in the Diaspora and on the ground leading up to the last general election. Thank God Edwards helped Potter pack barrels and got people to donate from Amazon to help her Christmas initiative. You are a sick and pathetic human being. Case of chicken and food donated by her family to Potter and now her mother is Ill, not a word from the user and the ungrateful Mrs. Potter that so love the senior citizens. Jermaine, might not respond to you *hit, but i will. I was present for most of it. Even Potter’s behavior to Kyron. The entitlement you people have is a sickness. Potter tried to tarnish the name of a professional polestar. NO ONE and I mean NO ONE wanted to work with her again after the election. Edwards walked the hell away from the chaos of the UPP. There was no primary. Peters is a default caretaker but who cares, he is the caretaker. But everything you idiots see something, you call up she name. You must really feel her strength of a woman. Last time I checked the woman in Dubai and you pressed NF. You all about to find out because you already effed around. Where the money at?