Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley will not be offering himself for the next General Elections and has announced plans to step out of office before the end of this legal term.
At a Media Conference from the Office of the Prime Minister, Central Administrative Services Tobago (CAST) on Friday, he stated: "Before the end of the legal limits of this term, I will resign this office and go off to my family."
Dr. Rowley pointed to his 45 years in public office, and recalled a promise he made in the last General Elections in 2020.
"When I announced the PNM victory in Balisier House, I said to this country I will not be doing that again, and I meant it, and I have kept it."
The People’s National Movement is conducting screenings for the Tobago seats this weekend, and the Cabinet will be in a retreat on Sunday and Monday.
"One of the things that they will be told is that I will not be offering myself again to represent anyone either in Trinidad, or in Tobago. Forty five years is a long time, and I would like, at this time, to say thank you appropriately along the way to all those that have supported my effort and to have benefitted from. I hope I would have positively impacted this country."
Dr. Rowley said he will also thank constituents of Diego Martin West, whom he has represented.
