Fuad Abu Bakr, leader of the New National Vision (NNV) political party, is calling for urgent action to address challenges faced by residents of east and south Port of Spain while questioning whether the PNM genuinely cares about the well-being of these communities.

“It seems like they do not want to put solutions in place, it’s almost as though they do not want to uplift African people,” he said.

Abu Bakr was speaking with Newsday on April 9 around St Paul Street, surrounded by residents. This came about an hour after a protest was held outside the office of Keith Scotland, MP for the area, on Piccadilly Street.