Dr David Lambert, the Doctor alleged of improper conduct against a female teenager has announced that he is stepping down from his position as an Executive member of the National Democratic Congress for the duration of an inquiry into the allegations levelled against him.

According to a statement issued by the Doctor says that he met with the party’s political leader Tillman Thomas last week Wednesday at his request to discuss the allegations.

The statement added “after discussions I informed Mr Thomas that I will be stepping down from my position as an executive member of the NDC for the duration of the inquiry into the allegations..I have taken this decision so as to allow the inquiry to proceed unimpeded.”
Dr Lambert says Mr Thomas has accepted the decision and he has retained legal counsel in the matter.

During the Sitting of the 3rd Session of the 7th Parliament at the Grenada Trade Centre last week Friday, Minister of Education and Labour, Hon Claris Charles lashed out at the Opposition Leader, calling on himself, the Non-governmental Organisations and the Churches to thoroughly investigate the allegations against the NDC member and make the findings public.

She said that she had personally spoken to the 17 year old young lady involved in the issue and is satisfied that the allegation is serious enough to warrant an investigation. She said that she don’t see why an allegation of this magnitude should be treated as a political issue.

Mrs Charles disagrees that the allegations against the Doctor is a political set-up adding the people on the Lance in Gouyave knows that the mother of the child is a known NDC supporter. She said that she has since learned that the Opposition Leader has visited the home of the young lady subsequently and apologised to the mother for the behaviour of the alleged perpetrator.

The minister said “we need to speak out about all wrongs, even if I am the lone voice in the wilderness I will continue to speak about the wrong”, she said.