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Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley has as­sured cit­i­zens that he is leav­ing of­fice in good health, putting to rest lin­ger­ing con­cerns about his well-be­ing that have sur­faced in re­cent years and spec­u­la­tions that ill health was the main rea­son for his de­par­ture.

In an in­ter­view at White­hall, Port-of-Spain, on Tues­day, which was broad­cast on na­tion­al tele­vi­sion yes­ter­day, Dr Row­ley said while he has faced med­ical chal­lenges in the past, he is step­ping away from po­lit­i­cal lead­er­ship on his own terms and in a sta­ble health con­di­tion fol­low­ing heart surgery four years ago.

“I could re­port that I have noth­ing else to re­port, I’ve been checked and the last time I had was last Sep­tem­ber and I have a good bill of health and that is why I can say to you now that it has played no role,” he said.