• Earlier, Farley issued a challenge to Duke to bring a motion of “No Confidence in me as Chief Secretary but if such fails, you will be removed.”
• Augustine, a short while ago said the executive wants to give Duke an opportunity to respond to their concerns before a decision is taken regarding the various portfolios assigned to him as DCS.
• The Chief Sec’ said he deliberately decided to “keep silent” amid all “the noise” Duke and others were making, adding that tomorrow, Duke will be given an opportunity to respond during their virtual Executive Council Meeting and whether he attends or not, a decision will be taken.
• Augustine added that citizens should not be alarmed by the internal party issues taking place since such has no impact on the governance of the island. He said Duke was not fighting with him but “a ghost.”
• The public rift between both men stemmed from Duke’s video where he accused the THA executive, of which he is a member, of abandoning 27 Tobagonians who were part of a cultural trip to New York.
• After Duke’s video, Farley announced a review of his portfolios, with Duke firing Farley and two others as Deputy Political Leaders of the PDP’s Tobago arm.
• Augustine also dismissed claims of him receiving bribes and other wrongdoings saying he was waiting like a “Mapepire snake” to take the persons making such false and misleading accusations, to court where he’s confident that the matter will be resolved in his favour.
(From 5:45pm live on Crime Watch, Ian will have more for you on this developing and important story coming out of Tobago)
