Third member in one week leaves the DNA and expresses support for dissolution of the party  

A founding member of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA)
reportedly has recommended that the party be dissolved, according
to the resignation letter of yet another former candidate.
 
The latest member to quit the political institution is Tecla Thomas;
and her resignation – with immediate effect – is the third in the
space of a week.

In a letter dated October 23 and addressed to the DNA’s deputy
secretary-general, Thomas says the time has come to face “the harsh
reality that the majority [of the electorate] does not buy into the
vision and mission that the Democratic National Alliance is offering.”
 
To support her conclusion, she points to its performance in the last
two General Elections, which, she says, has shown that the DNA is
unable to gain traction or significant support.
 
As a result, Thomas writes, she supports the recommendation for
the dissolution of the DNA – reportedly made by colleague Anthony
Stuart – which is what has prompted her to turn a new chapter in
her life.
 
Thomas joins a slew of former members to have left the party
headed by Joanne Massiah, with Chaneil Imhoff and Avoy
Knight tendering their resignations, days apart, last week.

Residents who have commented on this most recent departure are
asking who is left in the DNA.
 
Some say the party should try to regroup with new members, while
others say the DNA should call it quits, since Antigua and Barbuda’s
political landscape has no place for a third party.
 
The consensus, however, is that Massiah is beating a dead horse.