The People's Partnership is like a cracked plate, still holding but fragile. The best and immediate duty of Winston Dookeran is to obliterate that crack by returning the Con-gress of the People (COP) to the United National Congress (UNC). A new name may be adopted. Only a united front can secure victory in the next general election. The matter is urgent. Dookeran must unite the UNC and the COP with Kamla Persad-Bissessar, creating a united party for the next election.
Dookeran is the only man to persuade most of the COP members to follow him. He would be remembered for this act of foresight more than any other thing in his career. He would be recognised as a hero. A few people in the COP think they can win alone, and this is the mighty illusion. Remember polls before the 2007 general election had the COP leading even the PNM.
Ego trips and dissension seem to be creating volcanic rumblings in the whole Partnership. Kamla and Dookeran must act now. God bless the smart, honest, imaginative people who love this beautiful country much more than their own self-interest, and can read political history. The ordinary people must know this scenario and act accordingly.
Roopnarine Singh
Chaguanas