Mickela: I expect to be a candidate

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) leader Mickela Panday hinted to Newsday that she expects to be a candidate in the upcoming general election, but otherwise kept her cards close to her chest.
She spoke on February 10, the day after announcing her party's first batch of seven prospective candidates.

Panday was once MP for Oropouche West (2007-2010) for the UNC, founded by her father, the late Basdeo Panday, MP for Couva North.

She said, "Well, we are an extremely disciplined and structured party, and we do things in a very orderly manner.

"So what we have done is, we have screened and we are going through the different processes etcetera and phases.

"I will be in there, I'm sure, and will be announced likeeveryone else."

PF prospective candidates so far:
Aretha Clarke (Tobago West)
Anita Hankey (Malabar/Mausica, formerly D'Abadie/O'Meara)
Thelston Jagoo (Claxton Bay)
Sacha Mangroo (Princes Town)
Kenrick Serrette (San Fernando East)
Valene Teelucksingh (Cumuto/Manzanilla)
Elizabeth Wharton (Toco/Sangre Grande).