Valerie Garrido-Lowe may be a new face in the National Assembly but she is certainly not new to the world of politics, and her experience in the last few months has only served to strengthen her resolve to fight for equal rights and justice for the down trodden, she says.

Five months ago Garrido-Lowe was working towards becoming a member of the National Assembly but not as a representative of the Alliance For Change (AFC);  rather it was as the leader and presidential candidate for The United Force (TUF). But a very public spat between her faction of the party and those who supported former leader Manzoor Nadir saw her and those who supported her moving to the AFC just before Nomination Day for elections last year.

Today she has been named an AFC member of parliament and has been given the task of representing the…..