Long-standing PNM supporter Wendy H Lewis has made a political shift, aligning herself with the UNC ahead of the April 28 general election.

However, her transition has sparked controversy after she claimed to have served as the personal protocol officer for former prime minister, the late Patrick Manning – an assertion Manning’s widow, Hazel Manning, refuted.

“I have taken note of the statement. The media reports and accounts of my role speak for itself. It is all over the media as it relates to my role as the former personal protocol officer to the late Patrick Manning,” Lewis told Newsday via phone on March 22.