For the second time in as many months, Lyndira Oudit has resigned from a position in the Independent Liberal Party (ILP). This time, Oudit, who resigned as political leader on November 2, has submitted her letter of resignation as a member of the ILP to political leader Jack Warner, effective yesterday. In a two-line statement, she asked Warner to “kindly accept my resignation as a member of the ILP” and to have her name removed from the party’s membership list.
She also extended best wishes to him in his future endeavours. In response, Warner described Oudit as a political grasshopper without any significance. He did not answer Guardian’s calls to his cell phone, but in an interview on radio I95.5 FM Warner said no party worth its salt would want an alliance with Oudit. He said though she might now have submitted a formal letter of resignation, the party had resigned from her a long time ago.
But Oudit dismissed Warner’s comments as being unfortunate and said not to count her out from the political landscape. In a telephone interview, Oudit said she was not done with politics and the possibility existed that she might be on one of the three political platforms as the country prepared for the 2015 general elections.
“I see myself as having a future in politics. I don’t see why when you leave one party you should have to end your political life. I believe I have a contribution to make and as citizens we have a responsibility to make our statements and participate in the running of a democratic country.”
ILP a one-man party
Two months ago Oudit resigned as ILP’s political leader, saying her appointment was merely tokenism as the ILP was a one-man show. Since then, she said, the situation had not changed. She said she had had no communication with or work to do for the party and decided this party was not the right one for her. PNM PRO Faris Al-Rawi said his party was not concerned with the internal wranglings of the ILP, COP or UNC. He said their focus was on winning the next general election.