Although the AFC has declined his resignation, party Chairman Nigel Hughes plans to take a break to decide if he will remain in politics.
“I made the decision to resign because I do not want the public to be distracted from the real issues the AFC wants to articulate. There was never any hypocrisy because I was the company’s [Sithe Global] legal advisor here, since before any politics for me… I am taking a break and will ask myself: ‘Do you wish to be in active politics or did you make an error coming into this territory?’ For me, the people will have to decide,” Hughes told Stabroek News yesterday.
Hughes offered his resignation to the party on Tuesday,
