Soca artiste Neil “Iwer” George has endorsed the United National Congress (UNC) and Kamla Persad-Bissessar as prime minister.

George made a surprise appearance at the UNC’s public meeting at the La Joya Complex, St Joseph, on Tuesday night, arriving on stage with a bouquet of flowers to serenade Persad-Bissessar, who celebrated her 73rd birthday with her political family.

George sang “Happy Birthday” and said he had two gifts for Persad-Bissessar—the flowers, and then, dramatically, he removed his jacket to reveal a UNC T-shirt he was wearing underneath.