Two weeks ago when Mark Espat, Cordel Hyde and others were kicked off the UDP executive - we thought that was the end of it for the new leader Francis Fonseca's purge of non-loyalists.
And that's what Secretary General Rachel Montejo thought too - until she was called to former leader Said Musa's office on Thursday where she was informed that she was being replaced with Myrtle Palacio.
Palacio - a former chief elections officer - is considered an Old Guard loyalist - and the move is seen - in some quarters - as Fonseca power - sharing with the O-G. Others, however, say Montejo did not meet expectations.
Whatever the case, Montejo - who is a lawyer by profession - told us she is "shocked and disappointed" with the way her dismissal was handled and she told us she is seeking legal advice on her pending termination.
We say pending because - up to when we spoke to her this morning - she had not received a letter of termination, though, as we understand it, Palacio is already occupying the office - making it so that, oddly enough, there are two Secretaries General at one time.
But only one is occupying the office: Montejo is on sick leave and as we understand it, the locks have been changed on her. We are told the party has made her other offers, but it is left to be seen if she will take them or take her former employer to court.
