WHATSAPP POST FROM THE GROUP CALLING THEMSELVES "PNM CHANGEMAKERS 2025"
Dear Media Managers, Editors, Political Reporters,
The People's National Movement (PNM) is at a historic crossroads. The outcome of the 2025 general election was not merely a loss—it was a loud and unmistakable rejection of a leadership cabal that has suffocated innovation, undermined institutional credibility, and operated without accountability. At the heart of this decay is Foster Cummings, the General Secretary, and a small clique of enablers who have occupied high office while delivering little to nothing.
This analysis calls for the immediate resignation of Foster Cummings, Kwasi Robinson (Social Media Officer), Faris Al-Rawi (Public Relations Officer), and Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing (Education Officer). Their collective failure has compromised the Party’s structure, messaging, public perception, and organizational performance.
1. Foster Cummings: The Puppet Master of Failure
Foster Cummings is no longer a strategic asset to the PNM—he is a liability. His tenure as General Secretary has been marked by an obsession with control rather than results. Under his stewardship:
The General Council has become an echo chamber for personal agendas rather than a forum for renewal and strategy.
No visible internal review or modernization of party processes was undertaken despite losing significant ground to opposition forces.
He has rewarded incompetence and cultivated blind loyalty, not performance.
There is no evidence of party-building programs, data-driven campaign management, or structural modernization under his leadership. His failure is not passive—it is active mismanagement.
2. Kwasi Robinson: A Social Media Officer in Name Only
Modern political warfare is fought on digital battlegrounds. Unfortunately, Kwasi Robinson has not just failed—he has subverted the role of Social Media Officer:
The party's digital identity has been absorbed into his personal brand, with content posted more frequently on his private pages than official PNM platforms.
His content is inconsistent, low-quality, and lacks thematic unity or political messaging sophistication.
By anchoring party traffic to himself, he has commercialized a political office and undermined the movement's collective identity.
In stark contrast, the UNC’s digital presence was disciplined, branded, and strategic. The architects behind their campaign remain invisible to the public—as is standard in successful political operations. Globally, parties like the UK Labour Party or Democratic National Committee (DNC) employ professional, anonymous digital teams, focused on data analytics, message targeting, and real-time engagement—not self-promotion.
A Social Media Officer must be invisible, impactful, and data-driven, not public-facing and self-serving.
3. Faris Al-Rawi: The Silent PRO
As the Public Relations Officer, Faris Al-Rawi’s silence has been deafening. In the darkest days of the campaign:
Where was the PRO when misinformation swirled online?
Where was the public defense of PNM policies and values?
Where was the counter-narrative to the UNC’s aggressive messaging?
The country was left to believe the PNM had done "nothing"—not because that was the truth, but because the PRO failed to tell the story.
Instead of focusing on party communication, Al-Rawi has been seen vying for Senate appointments and factional power. His neglect of the PRO role has materially harmed the party.
Best practice: In contrast, Dr. Kirk Meighoo—despite personal and professional controversies—has been visible, sharp, and aggressive in defending the UNC’s positions, issuing statements, rebutting attacks, and controlling narrative. That is what a PRO does.
4. Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing: The Perpetual Underperformer
Her title may be Education Officer, but her actions suggest a rogue PRO. She continues to issue statements and hold press events without clarity on her mandate. There is:
No known education work plan,
No member empowerment sessions,
No structured roll-out of PNM historical teachings or voter training programs.
This is not new. In 2010, she abandoned a TT government-sponsored education program studies in the UK, only to return and secure a PNM candidacy—then lost a safe seat in Arima due to poor ground work. That failure was not just electoral—it was emblematic of entitlement without merit. Her former husband tells all and sundry he has never seen a degree certification despite years of marriage. It might also explains why, she's never been employed anywhere. The lack of basic entry education requirements.
The role of Education Officer is central to ideological regeneration, particularly in a time of crisis. Globally, political parties use this post to build intellectual capital and cadre formation—Laurel has done none of this.
The Cost of Enabling
This group has not simply failed; they have enabled a culture of mediocrity, of image without substance, and of appointments without accountability. Their common thread? All are hand-picked loyalists of Foster Cummings, who has wielded power through patronage, not performance.
The Path Forward: A Leadership Reset
To survive, the PNM must now undergo internal cleansing and leadership renewal. That begins with:
The resignation of Foster Cummings as General Secretary.
The replacement of all officers who have failed in their current roles, beginning with Kwasi Robinson, Faris Al-Rawi, and Laurel Lezama.
A professionalization of internal communications, digital operations, and political education, with clear KPIs and quarterly reports.
A return to invisible, competent, and effective party operatives, not personalities who treat the PNM as a stepping-stone to personal branding. Final Word
This is a time for courage, not compromise. The 2025 election was not just a loss of votes—it was a loss of faith. The PNM must prove it has the humility to listen, the integrity to clean house, and the will to rebuild.
If the party fails to act decisively, it will not face another five years in Opposition. It will face a generation of political irrelevance.
The time to act is now. Let the resignations begin.
Best regards,
PNM Changemakers 2025