The main opposition, National Democratic Congress (NDC) is to write new Supervisor of Elections, Nadica Mc Intyre seeking from her clarification on who are eligible as candidates to contest the upcoming general elections in Grenada.

It would be the first major test of Mc Intyre's ability since being appointed to the post two weeks ago by Governor-General, Sir Daniel Williams. Mc Intyre has replaced retired Principal of the Grenada Boys Secondary School (GBSS), Victor Ashby who presided over the 1999 and 2003 poll and was forced to stand down due to reaching the mandatory retirement age of 60.

According to a well-place source, the Congress party has decided to despatch a letter to the Supervisor of Election in light of recent statements made on the issue by Legal Advisor to Cabinet, Jamaican Hugh Wildman.

Speaking to reporters last week, Wildman said that government intends to file petitions preventing persons holding "dual citizenship" from standing in the upcoming general elections as candidates. He stated that this move would affect embattled Member of Parliament for the Town of St. George, Peter David and another NDC M.P that he did not identify.

Speculation is rife that the other Congress candidate holding dual citizenship is attorney-at-law, Nazim Burke who lived and studied in Canada in the 1980's and 1990's before returning home to engage in frontline politics.

The source indicated that Mc Intyre would most likely turn to the Office of the Attorney-General in which Wildman is a major player to obtain a legal interpretation on the qualification of candidates to contest polls in Grenada.

The controversial Jamaican attorney is currently engaged in a court battle on behalf of the ruling New National Party (NNP) government of Prime Minister, Dr. Keith Mitchell to have David's seat declared null and void due to his Canadian citizenship. The Grenada Constitution makes provisions for Grenadians who are also citizens of a Commonwealth nation to take part in the island's electoral process.

Attorneys for David are contending that since Canada is a Commonwealth country the M.P is qualified to stand as a candidate  in general elections. If David and Burke are barred by Mc Intyre from contesting elections on Nomination Day, the effect would see the NNP candidates winning unopposed the St. George North-east and the Town of St. George seats.