Former PM Spencer says a leader must show more decorum and not cultivate an adversarial relationship with the people

Former Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer says the leader of any
country – in Antigua and Barbuda’s case a prime minister – must
show that he is more balanced and more connected with the people
if he is to achieve greatness for the country.
 
Spencer was speaking in the context of criticism that has been
heaped on Prime Minister Gaston Browne, whose attitude
reportedly has caused him to become the most unpopular leader in
Antigua and Barbuda’s recent history.
 
Some say that Browne “rules by intimidation” of his opponents and
by dissension among his supporters to get what he wants.
 
His most recent show-out – described as intimidating by MP
Algernon Watts – was showing up on By-Election Day in St. Mary’s
South and strategically positioning himself at the entrance to the
main polling station, so that everyone could see he was there.
 
Although each person would bring his or her own unique
personality to the position, Spencer says, he believes that a prime
minister should show greater decorum.
 
When he served as prime minister, Spencer adds, he had his own
approach to governance and leadership – which he undertook in a
humble and people-oriented way.

He warns that being adversarial to the citizens and residents of the
country is not a very good approach for any leader.
Rather, Spencer says that a nation must work together – the people
and the government – in order for the country to develop and
prosper.