UNC Member of Parliament for St. Augustine Constituency, Khadijah Ameen, has given Opposition Leader, Kamla Persad Bissessar her full backing.
An unsigned “anonymous” motion calling for Persad-Bissessar to step down was floated on social media on Wednesday, at the same time former MPs Fuad Khan and Ramona Ramdial filed a motion with the party for debate at Sunday’s party congress.
Ameen issued a statement on Friday, saying, "There are a few people fueled by emotion responsible for spreading propaganda on behalf of the PNM. Let us not be distracted as the real enemy continues to exploit our citizens as we have seen with the recently proposed electricity rate increase."
Earlier this week, the UNC marked the 13th anniversary of Kamla Persad Bissessar becoming political leader of the party.
"The United National Congress elects its leaders via the “one-man-one-vote” method which allows for members to have the opportunity to vote in a healthy and open electoral process, and further to offer themselves as candidates. The UNC membership has full determination of the party’s National Executive and in June 2022 the overwhelming support for Kamla Persad Bissessar was evident as she easily brushed aside the competition in another landslide victory," Ameen said.