'Election roads springing up around VI' – Claude O. Skelton-Cline
Mr Skelton-Cline lashed out at the actions of the administration on the Tuesday, February 5, 2019, edition of his ‘Honestly Speaking’ Radio show on ZBVI 780 am.
Unfortunate
“We have elected a government for 8 years now, we have given them two terms, the National Democratic Party government… it’s unfortunate we have come to where we have come to,” he told his listening audience.
“We elect men and women to serve for four years, and they turn around and serve it for four weeks,” he uttered in reference to projects being started days before elections.
“Every election, we’re seeing what I call elections roads… as you drive across different parts of the territory, you see roads being paved, asphalt being laid,” Mr Skelton-Cline pointed out.
New roads can be seen in the Road Town waterfront area and in Purcell Estate leading to Free Bottom on Tortola. The District Representative, Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines (R6) said she had to “harass” the Communications and Works Minister, Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) to get the road done.
Elections roads
He continued, “These are election roads, you ain't done nothing for four years, we’re driving, mashing up our cars, causing us a tremendous amount of money in maintenance… it’s a hell to drive both for residents as well as visitors… and then 4 weeks before elections, you begin to pave roads,” the man of the cloth said in lashing out.
He questioned, “How foolish do you think we are? And it goes to show what these elected officials think about us as a people, they see themselves to be educated and when educated people are talking, they think stupid people [are] listening.”
He further pointed out that the new asphalt may wash away after heavy rainfall resulting in a complete waste of money.
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