NDC’s new executive to be elected on February 2, 2014

By Linda Straker

Seven months after losing the General Elections on February 19, 2013, delegates of the National Democratic Congress have decided to elect a new executive on February 2, 2014.

This convention will be almost 17 months after the party held its famous September 30, 2012 Convention in which the main highlight was expelling ten significant members which Political Leader, Tillman Thomas, has admitted contributed to the party being unable to win a seat in the February 19th General Elections.

NDC delegates at October 2013 general council.

That date was decided on Sunday, October 13, 2013, when it held its general council. Hundreds of party delegates met for internal discussions at the Hermitage Government School and to discuss what is described by the Leader Tillman Thomas, as “the party strategy and work programme”.

“That general council is one of the better general council we have had in a very long time… I have never owned a more detailed financial report; we now know how much we have and how much we owe,” said Thomas. “We have to put structures in place to strengthen the party,” he adds.

The delegates also elected a five-member disciplinary committee. General Secretary, Bernard Isaac, said that the purpose of that committee will be to “watch over the public behaviour of members”.

A chairman is yet to be decided, but the members are Anthony Parke, Jerry Marryshow, Merle Byer, Elizabeth Forsythe and Davis John.

The General Council was followed by a rally which was addressed by a number of executive members including President of the Women’s Arm, Jenny Rapier; deputy political leader, Nazim Burke; and political leader, Tillman Thomas.