The Diego Martin West constituency of the People's National Movement (PNM) on Sunday passed a resolution to toss out the constitution that former party leader Patrick Manning had proposed, which included an executive president. It wants instead, a committee to amend the present constitution.
"Under my leadership we are not asking for a new constitution, we are talking about a review and amendment to the current constitution," party leader Keith Rowley said.
The constituency also passed a resolution to modernise the PNM constitution. Rowley told supporters Sunday the party's constitution needs to be modernised and revamped.
Rowley is the MP for the constituency, which met Sunday for its annual conference and adopted the two resolutions to be presented to the PNM national convention on March 20.
The PNM is celebrating its 55th anniversary on Monday. Rowley noted that in his address to the conference and said it is time for change in the PNM, and pledged to focus on doing that.
"If you rebuild it in the same manner and likeness it was before you will get the same results as last year and that is not the results we want and therefore changes are coming," Rowley told his constituents.
"A lack of democracy in the PNM...cost us the government" he said and promised that under his leadership constituency democracy would be protected. He said the PNM is working as the alternative government.
"People are running to the PNM, because they see the PNM as the salvation in the political arena," he claimed, adding that the party would redouble its efforts to ensure that the PNM "in its 55th year and beyond will always be available a vehicle for the people of Trinidad and Tobago."
Rowley said the new PNM executive must represent the country's geography, ethnicity, age, gender and promised that after March 20 the PNM will be revamped and would come out with "fire in the belly" in its drive to get back into Government.
"Under my leadership we are not asking for a new constitution, we are talking about a review and amendment to the current constitution," party leader Keith Rowley said.
The constituency also passed a resolution to modernise the PNM constitution. Rowley told supporters Sunday the party's constitution needs to be modernised and revamped.
Rowley is the MP for the constituency, which met Sunday for its annual conference and adopted the two resolutions to be presented to the PNM national convention on March 20.
The PNM is celebrating its 55th anniversary on Monday. Rowley noted that in his address to the conference and said it is time for change in the PNM, and pledged to focus on doing that.
"If you rebuild it in the same manner and likeness it was before you will get the same results as last year and that is not the results we want and therefore changes are coming," Rowley told his constituents.
"A lack of democracy in the PNM...cost us the government" he said and promised that under his leadership constituency democracy would be protected. He said the PNM is working as the alternative government.
"People are running to the PNM, because they see the PNM as the salvation in the political arena," he claimed, adding that the party would redouble its efforts to ensure that the PNM "in its 55th year and beyond will always be available a vehicle for the people of Trinidad and Tobago."
Rowley said the new PNM executive must represent the country's geography, ethnicity, age, gender and promised that after March 20 the PNM will be revamped and would come out with "fire in the belly" in its drive to get back into Government.
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