Prime Minister Patrick Manning should not take the vote of Africans for granted. That warning has been sounded by Prof. Selwyn Cudjoe, Head of the National Association for the Empowerment of African People (NEAP).Cudjoe was speaking at an Emancipation Day celebration at the Centre for Excellence in Trinidad.
The outspoken academic said while he supports the Manning Government "very strongly and very dearly" the People's National Movement should not "take the African voters for granted. "
He advised Manning to "deal with all of the problems of all Trinbagonians but do not forget our special needs."
And he was also critical of a report that the government is courting Indians to come to Trinidad to help develop mega farms on state lands.
"Any Government that takes it upon itself to transfer land unilaterally from one group to another threatens the stability of the society."
He declared, "A people without land are an endangered people. It could only lead to another form of enslavement."
Manning told the gathering because there is so much diversity in Trinidad and Tobago leaders must be very careful in the positions they take.
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