FORMER United National Congress (UNC) MP Anita Haynes-Alleyne has criticised both the Government and the UNC, saying the country is being governed by 'absent leadership' supported by 'sycophantic underlings' and urging citizens to reject silence in the face of poor governance.

In a social media post on Sunday, Haynes-Alleyne said the political culture she challenged during the UNC's bitter internal elections in 2024 had now become evident in government.

'We had issued a warning that how you run your party will be how you would run the country,' she wrote.