The Political Anomaly of the "Square Peg.
Under Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, we are witnessing a bizarre anomaly. A specific government minister stands isolated in a corner of his own incompetence, sporting a cap none of his UNC or PNM predecessors ever wore.
Winning his parliamentary safe seat was not testament to his personal appeal or merit but to the UNC brand. It did not magically make him competent; he has brought zero value to his ministerial office. Yet, despite widespread public dissatisfaction with his ministerial performnce and relentless social media ridicule, the Prime Minister stubbornly holds on to him.
But the Prime Minister is no fool. She would have solid reasons for her refusal to discard this broken tool. But Secrecy and ignorance breed speculation. Perhaps this minister's official portfolio is a mere pretext. In the theater of political survival, a leader's proximity to a useless asset is seldom accidental.
Rum shop Rumors and the Praetorian Guard
Perhaps the whispers gripping the political circuit - and the rumshop rumors echoing outside - unmask the real reason the Prime Minister tolerates this 'square-peg minister'. He clearly isn't there to build policy or goodwill for the government or party. In fact, he atracts ridicule and intolerance from the public. He has there to be there for some oher purpose.
Is this minister the Prime Minister’s modern, one-man Praetorian Guard, standing ready against the shifting loyalties and unbridled ambitions of those closest to her? Could his ultimate responsibility be to shield Ms. Persad-Bissessar from the threats bubbling beneath the surface of the cabinet pool?
We don’t know; we are only asking.
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