Rawdon Turner has emerged on top in a poll conducted in St. Peter by the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party.
He defeated Regis Burton who was also polled to be the party’s candidate in the next general election.
Once confirmed by the Central Executive, Turner will replace Asot Michael on the ABLP ticket at the next general election.
Asot Michael has said he will legally challenge any move to replace him as candidate for the party.
The executive is due to meet and Prime Minister Gaston Browne says the official announcement of replacement candidates in three constituencies, including All Saints West, is expected to me made soon.
St. Peter will be contested by all major political parties and possibly Michael as an independent candidate.
Prime minister Gaston Browne says he is confident that the seat will remain in the hands of the ABLP.
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I am trying to figure out how can a candidate (who is even the sitting representative of a party) challenge the party’s position to have some one else run as the candidate instead of the sitting representative. That decision is for the political leader of the party and the party executive (if they are involved in the decision making process). I will look forward to that challenge. From all indications the upcoming general elections will be very interesting.
lard ah ebry thing you dip you mouth inna?
He caynt help heself. His hatred for ABLP runs so deep that even when den ah self destruct he ah dip in! Image up negra fell sorry fu Asot who dem min suppose to lock up wid lester and robin🤣🤣🤣🤣
How did it happen with Joanne with her All Saints East and St. Luke seat in 2018? Wasn’t she dismissed from the party because she was cheated and spoke up about it?
@ CHARLESWORTH TABOR
TABOR..Take your DAMN nose out of ABLP business. Study your DISRUPTIVE UPP. Tabor you are too DAMN nuff with yourself.
Me to glad. More to come. Asot getting his KARMA!!! GOD NAR SLEEP!!!!
Yeah brother!!! It’s been coming for a long time. And he boasts the list of people he has destroyed over the years… including Tim Hector, Bernard Percival, Hilroy Humphreys, Errol Cort (he tried) and that’s just elected officials when he can’t get his way…De fire De fire getting hotta, don’t you see dem smoking let them go ahead and prosper!!! Because their evil it will not last forever….. the Mighty Monarch….
A-SOST can be vindictive….look out for that. He may very well join with the UPP and try to ensure their man is victorious.
You really gotta watch him. This new choice is a good one and will likely deliver St. Peter for ABLP, however, that old tired Asot just might (?) run as and independent and will split the Labour vote, giving the election to UPP. That old guy should just go home and settled down. He finish.
Ah that he go do. Just like 2004 he mek sure Labor loose
di election cause Gassy and Sir Rolls Royce put pressure pan Lester Bird to fire he!! Y’all should know by know what type of vindictive and spiteful person Asot be!! Me can tell from personal experience! But he B I T C H! He getting his KARMA!!!
I guess Gaston has changed the rules for selecting candidates. This dictator can do as he pleases, because he thinks there is no one among the fooley labour Party members to challenge him.
Why do you spout such ignorance and nonsense? Too don’t have to be so dishonest and filled with deception. The party leaders have always a major say on who is on the team. (Both major Parties). Using diatribes shows that you lacks any credibility and you are spouting falsehoods like a classic Nincompoop.
Boy you really Ryle up. You need to rest your old behind.
I thought the Labour Party had a constitution that determines how candidates are selected? The big dog must have control. Dictatorship. He tried this with his wife and succeeded, with not one word from the party. What polls? Would like to hear from one person polled. Any way, Labour Party people are blind followers. You have to excuse them as those at the bottom are not education and just happy to beg the politicians.
Gaston, how can you name a candidate when he has not been approved by the Central Executive? Do they have to do what you say or else?
How can votes be bought at the UPP sham convention??? Joanne Massiah was right to not legitimize the process!!!
Congrats to Mr. Turner and I hope you will hit the ground running. As the PM will not give you lost of time before he calls the election. It is a large constituency, and you need to go through all the trenches and nooks and cranny. Many people vote labour and not Asot. But he could be a spoiler. Just like George did in St. Paul some years ago against Chet. Be mindful of that.
Yep, the gong will soon sound. Wishing him all the best and looking forward to be at his after election party celebration. Red wine will share. As you said people vote party not candidate and AM has upset quite a few labories in that constituency
Who is this new guy? Can anybody tell us something about him, good or bad? We curious.
ASOT,released the dogs,I meant to say those tapes. At this stage of the games you have not one damn thing to lose.Today you were on Observer Radio time ran out on you. In my opinion,you need to go back for about an hour. Friday would be best for you seeing it is known as Open Friday.I am waiting to hear those damn tapes IHI,ALP,ABLP, and all others. Gaston Browne must be quaking into his boots.Cannot wait to see that Adolf-stache removed by any means necessary.
The “tapes” did not stop the people from REJECTING UPP in 2014. Lovell has no strategy, no vision, no plan and has earned the reputation of Worst Finance Minister, Mr. ROMANTIC RHYTHMS and King Lyadd!!!
No “tapes” will help. LOVELL IS THE PROBLEM!!!!!!
It’s was the UPPITES that called this unsavory character the most corrupt politician in Wadadli. In addition they wanted to send his sorry ass to 1735. Now some of them are singing a different tune that he so righteous and cuddling him cause of if his money 💰 and his rants against the PM. You guys have no decency and honesty and are bunch of hypocrites. How you guys sleep at nights?
Anything it takes to rid our country of who we have for a PM.
Old people does say u know what u got but u nah know who u go get. Ya might get rid of gaston and get somebody 10x worst than he. Me nah trust dem upp people. Me nah forgot how dem victimize my mother in 2004 and she was not even a labor supporter
Gaston has to go. He is a dictator and doesn’t love Antiguan people. If UPP don’t deliver, vote them out after 5 years. But we should Never elect another labour government in this ever again. Everyone knows UPP will inherit a debt load that they go have a hard time getting rid of.
If Gaston and his wife get another five years, all our lands will be owned by foreigners. As I said, Gaston couldn’t care less about Antiguan people. He only panders to his constituency for their votes. And you notice down there has a lot of poor people? He is a mad man. All the social benefits in Antigua were brought in by UPP. Don’t worry about Gaston and a lot of the members of his government. He and most of them will get their $100,000 pension plus all of the Antigua assets they may have stolen. So I doubt Gaston cares if he looses the election. The old people had a point, but life moves forward.
UPP lost the election because some Antiguans like freeness. He promised free electricity and water and they voted labour back in only realize they had to pay for their utilities. APUA Was threatening to cut off their utilities.
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