COP Elections Commission Chairman, Nizam Mohammed has said that Rufus Foster is still a candidate in today’s election.

Mr. Foster who offered himself as a candidate withdrew on Thursday throwing his support behind Carolyn Seepersad Bachan for Political Leader of the COP.

However in a release Mr. Mohammed stated that the deadline for withdrawal of Candidate Forms was 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, 17 June 2014.

He added that Mr. Foster did not submit any withdrawal form to the Commission by the June 17 deadline and as such he remains a candidate for Political Leader

Ballot papers were already printed prior to Mr. Foster’s public announcement on Thursday night