‘I asked to be left alone’

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May 26, 2025

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Ralph Banwarie

Defence Minister and Toco/Sangre Grande MP Wayne Sturge said he never wanted a ministerial post, but Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told him it was too late.

“After she was sworn in, she asked what I wished for,” Sturge said. “I replied, ‘I wish to be left alone’.”

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