Peter David has vehemently denied bribery allegations before the New National Party’s much-anticipated leadership convention on Sunday, December 15.

Though not directly naming David, the accusations were levied by NNP leader Dr. Keith Mitchell at a recent zonal meeting, fueling a heated contest over the party’s future leadership.

During an exclusive interview on The Bubb Report on Sunday, David dismissed the bribery claims as baseless. “This talk of bribery is absolute nonsense. Nobody’s called my name, and I hope he was not referring to me because I don’t know who to bribe,” David said.

“It’s like I’m going to fly over a constituency, drop a plane load of money, and hope that delegates pick it up. It doesn’t work that way.”

The controversy erupted after Dr. Mitchell, who openly opposed David’s leadership bid, warned against what he described as “characters plotting” to take over the party.

While Mitchell refrained from naming anyone explicitly, his remarks were widely interpreted as targeting David, a prominent figure with substantial grassroots support within the NNP.

Mitchell has endorsed Emmalin Pierre as his preferred successor, signaling a clear divide in the party’s leadership race. The embattled leader has also been accused of gerrymandering the delegates’ list—a claim David highlighted as a significant issue undermining the party’s constitutional process.

“I don’t even know who the delegates are. That’s one of the issues we have. This mechanism to choose delegates, I believe, is quite unconstitutional,” David asserted. “I have already penned a letter to the executive asking for the delegate list because none of us knows who the delegates are.”

David further criticized the divisive rhetoric within the party, urging unity among its members. “Politicians are sitting at the top, dividing and attacking each other, and it’s seeping into the population.

Neighbors and families are becoming torn apart. We are one nation, one people,” he said, calling for the party to refocus on national cohesion.

Dr. Mitchell has maintained his aggressive stance, vowing to block any leadership bids he deems unfit for the NNP’s future. “As long as I have a breath of life, those characters will not emerge. I know they’re plotting,” Mitchell declared at a recent meeting.

The leadership convention is shaping up to be a pivotal moment in Grenadian politics, with the battle lines firmly drawn between David’s populist appeal and Mitchell’s determination to control the party’s succession.