Dennise Demming - Wired868.com
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) is now run by a non-elected normalisation committee appointed by the sport’s world umbrella body, The Federation of International Football Associations (Fifa).
Led by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, our Parliament acted to override the collective will of Tobagonians when their election results said please lead us with a 6/6 split.
Photo: A steelband side in Trinidad and Tobago shows off its musical wares..(via Ministry of Tourism)
(Copyright Gary Jordan Photography ©2017)
The Pan Trinbago Executive has extended its term of office by another three years.
What these three examples communicate to me is that we are pushing towards autocratic styles of leadership instead of seeking to ensure that people are allowed to exercise their democratic rights. The central idea behind democracy is to provide followers with an opportunity to validate leadership, which we do via the electoral process.
Elections provide an opportunity for officials to be held accountable and to seek a fresh mandate. Followers look to leaders to act in their best interests as well as to provide ACT: accountability, collaboration and transparency.
In the absence of these three intangibles, either autocrats will emerge or chaos will reign.
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