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Pauline and Alphonsus. Are they heading for a showdown?
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The silly season has already started! While the UWP seem set
on letting Bradley run a second term, there appears to be some uncertainty in
the SLP camp as to whom….Pauline or Alphonsus
would be the better candidate for the upcoming General Elections. (Or is it so
Ferguson John and Alphonsus St Rose want the party loyalist to believe?)
In a video gone viral one can clearly see Ferguson John, an
ex-representative placing doubt in the minds of the group of supporters that
attended a meeting at Cedars, Choiseul recently. Also with him was Alphonsus St
Rose a Medical doctor turned politician, who has stirred up much controversy in
his tenure as President of the St Lucia Medical and Dental Association as to
his true motive in that position.
The ex-Rep commenced the meeting with, “This afternoon we've decided to have a little chat with you because of the latest development in the
selection of a candidate to run for the St Lucia Labour Party. As everybody has
learnt now that the party would select Pauline from [pause] ammm, let’s say
Choiseul." [Deliberately playing he forgot where she is from]. Below is an excerpt from the video with Fergy.
He went on, “This announcement has reached the people and we…..”
[Who is “we” there? Is it Fergy and Alphonsus?] "…….people think that the wrong
decision has been made.” It’s revealing that Fergy should should make mention of such a statement when
he himself was summoned down to St Lucia
via a phone call to run as a SLP candidate by a handful of persons, while
others thought he had no chance against Rufus. But here you have a party
endorsing someone whom they think can give Bradley a run, yet Fergy wants SLP supporters in Choiseul/Saltibus to go
against the grain.
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Section of the small gathering
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“I think what we have to do now is let the party know that we’ve made a mistake and we must correct it” Fergy
went on instigating the small gathering. One could have seen Alphonsus throughout Fergy’s sermon,
swaying back and forth feeling very uncomfortable with this whole charade in
trying to reverse the party’s decision.
Taking his turn to make his case as to why he thinks he is a
better choice than Pauline, here’s part of what Alphonsus said. “I believe I do have a
responsibility to you folks. I’ve pledge my commitment to working with you, and
I am going to stand with you through good time….. Here’s the deal!........”
In detailing “the deal” Alphonsus mainly spoke to the
gathering as to what he would like them to do….more or less echoing Fergy’ take.
Check the video below for an excerpt from Alphonsus’ take on the situation.
My Take: Pauline has been doing all the hard work to consolidate her position, plus she has a large force on the ground already at work doing her house-to-house campaigning while Alphonsus stays up in Castries bragging away at his interest in running the seat. It does not work this way.
Further Choiseulians have been made to suffer by both parties under so called Choiseulians that live in Castries, have forgotten how Choiseulians live and only to return when some opportunity arises to use our people for their own ends. We have seen it in Calderon, Rufus, Lorne and Lord knows how many more.
Pauline is born and raised in Saltibus; has been there through thick and thin with her people, is more savvy politically than Alphonsus, is more genuine with her openness, and, that makes her the people's choice for the 2021 General Elections on a SLP ticket for the Choiseul/Saltibus seat.
1 comment:
It isn't true that St. Rose " stays in Castries bragging.. " Infact, St.Rose has had no less than 4 Town Hall meetings that I'm aware of. The pattern of meetings stopped when the Covid curfew ushered in. I'm not aware that Pauline have had any. How ever, the groundwork and house to house campaigning may be true. Understandably, Pauline could not have Town Hall meetings as she was a public servant. So it remains that St.Rose has been more physically and publicly visible.
Now it is possible to indicate our preference without causing undue harm to either individual personally or politically, that is, if we support the same party. So much of the other stuff contained in this article helps neither of the individuals in any way.
My take... Choiseulians should be proud for having these two individuals contesting to represent them. They are both qualified professionals, albeit in different fields. They are both winning material given the required support. Given this position, one's preference should perhaps be focussed on the balance they bring to the team. Looking at the candidates we already know, we can clearly recognise at least three educators . If you were to include the former PM then four. It therefore shows the party is not deficient in terms of persons to manage education. In this regard St. Rose with experience and background in Health,brings better balance. Just my take!!!!!
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