Al­though Peo­ple’s Na­tion­al Move­ment (PNM) gen­er­al sec­re­tary Fos­ter Cum­mings is un­moved by calls for his res­ig­na­tion fol­low­ing the par­ty’s April 28 Gen­er­al Elec­tion de­feat, there are mixed views on whether he should be in the par­ty’s ex­ec­u­tive.

For­mer PNM gen­er­al sec­re­tary Ash­ton Ford says Cum­mings’ re­fusal to re­sign isn’t in keep­ing with the par­ty’s cus­toms.

Speak­ing to Guardian Me­dia on Fri­day, a day af­ter an en­ti­ty call­ing it­self the Change­mak­ers called for Cum­mings’ res­ig­na­tion, Ford said when the par­ty lost elec­tions in the past, it was cus­tom­ary for all ex­ec­u­tive mem­bers to re­sign. He said in 2010 and in 1986, the sec­re­taries re­signed on prin­ci­ple.