The former legislator, who also served as Minister for Natural Resources and Labour in the former governing National Democratic Party (NDP) administration, fielded questions on the issue while appearing as a guest on the Honestly Speaking radio show yesterday.

Questioned by host, Pastor Claude Skelton Cline about his intention to run, Dr Pickering said: “I haven’t gotten down that part of the road yet and when I get to that bridge, I will cross it. I’m neither in nor out. I’ll see what the time brings.”

Returning to NDP?

Dr Pickering was equally evasive about whether he would return as a candidate for the NDP after making a run as an independent candidate at the previous polls.

“Whenever we get to whatever bridges have to be crossed, we will cross them, Pastor. I will cross no bridge before I get to that bridge,” he told Skelton Cline.

The former Seventh District Representative, who served in that capacity for more than twenty years, however, insisted he still had something to offer his country in various capacities.

“I’m happy to do what I can to help my country. I will never run away from the responsibility of helping my country. It doesn’t have to be in politics,” the former legislator said.