Kevin ‘OJ’ Smith calls for unity in the Third District
“We cannot descend into an environment of division, we may not agree politically, we may not agree on a number of things but it has no call descending into division and destruction,” said Mr Smith.
Smith said he cannot recall a time in the third district community where the people were all one regardless which side of the political bench they stood on. “And when you look at this district a lot of us have a lot of ties to each other. So what sense it makes that you and I fight against each other, that makes no sense. I would never conceive of trying to put mother against sister and sister against brother and father against son and cousin against cousin.”
He told the audience that preserving the integrity of themselves as a people is paramount in the overall development of themselves as individuals and the territory as a whole. “Because a house divided amongst itself can’t stand and if you and I are divided where are we going? Together we achieve far more than we do apart.”
‘I fighting for you’
‘OJ’ Smith’s speech last night May 15, 2015 was not one that was designed to bring a hype to the people, according to him, but to touch on a number of serious issues he said he deemed critical to the development of the district he is seeking to represent.
He noted that in the very manner he sought to deliver during times he was employed in government in order to have his contract renewed for another period; it is the same way he intends to work for the people of the Third District.
“When I go to fight for you I fighting for you… I am not somebody that is going to go in the House of Assembly and perform the fool with the people’s business. I am going to represent you the way you supposed to be represented that’s what I bring to the table,” said Smith.
Home builder’s programme
The former Post Master General alluded to another issue he said persons are concerned about but which is not unique to the Third District- that of being able to build their own home. “I and these wonderful group of men and women will work on a full time home builders’ programme that would make it easier for persons to build a home. And don’t let nobody tell you we can’t do it because we did it with the small businesses through the loan guarantee programme so we know we can do it.”
He said the Third District has the potential to be far more than it is now. “I want to ensure that we have public facilities for families, years I hearing about a playground. I want to build a playground in the district.”
He also said that the existing sewerage problem that exists in the Slaney area will be dealt with in the first four years of him taking office. “We go deal with it because we want when people come to this district, they coming to a place where they feel comfortable, where they have no issue with doing commerce, no issues with living, we want to put this district back on the right footing.”
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76 Responses to “Kevin ‘OJ’ Smith calls for unity in the Third District”
The stadium seemed too big in the drawings. development like that would benefit from a small 3-D model so people can see how it fits in the community.
told kishmet lies on lies, and she have to learn the hard way, action speaks louded than word, and the NDP is the right way she turn......BAM BAM!! HELO!
i wonder if he repaid his debt that he incurred by the NDP last election? maybe they wrote it off
Well if you know he has a personal issue with his... why you have to drag it unto the media??i hope if you have a wife/husband and kids you always embrace and talk about them till you die no matter the circumstances. .furthermore you sound like you have more issues than OJ himself..get a life
You are so quick to criticize that you failed to speak truly about what Kevin said or did last evening. I was there and that young man merely mentioned mother and father but spoke more about his maternal grandparents, especially his grandfather Cedro and his paternal grandmother, Zephera Smith. I was proud of the young man's message.
He had good ideas in his speech but my thing is character goes a long way in public life. I can't vote in that district but I had the last vote, Fraser will be reelected. Call it being critical but he needs to take care of family first. Who it hut it hut!
The back bencher is more competent than the premier. The premier is selling out the country and lying about it. He said there won't be a snap election. What he did? Lies, lies. Enriching himself and all his collegues and their families. Imagine, M>>>>>n give contracts to all his relatives to repair the prison's roofs, even Y>>>>e the drunkard got a contract. What the hell does she know about roofing!
OJ honestly is a great man. Sitting at the __ will not give you the votes.
I feel Oj is being forced to serve when I know…he wasn’t running and listed his reasons.
This government only trying to fool of the young candidates but don’t really care for them
They only want the votes for personal gain.
Oj clean up your committee people like A.P will cause you to fail because of a bad attitude, Your attitude determines your altitude
OJ I believe in you but politics isn’t your calling, The church is your home and reconciliation is available.
Serve God’s people from that point you will be more effective there than a politician.
Digicel and did a darn good job making Digicel proud!
Oj please go sit down.
Vip all the way five x no spilt
So we governed ourselves for 3 and a half long years while being taxed like it was a new fashion trend. Every 6 or so months it was new tax with ndp. Never has the country seen such hard times than under the ndp. How quick those traitors and highly comprised people easily seduced by money forget. They display no decency nor integrity but it is not about them this Sunday morning. It is the lying lies and the lying liars who tell them, whose actions do not line up with their words who seek to fool the people again, and again, the ndp that started this post.
They are coming at the 29th hour trying to tell us that they what, they care? Proper BS. They gave no apology for their arrogance, & uncalled for pompous and now they are raising little rude protégés. That is not how things are done especially in an OT that takes pride in British customs and decorum. And that is the exact clash there. We are used to our nice gentle British demeanor of respect and protocols and then you get Mark and Myron who come from a background of total opposition to our British lineage and thus the chaos, nasty political tactics, gross disrespect, and so forth. We don't want that. Enough of that. Enough is enough.
We are electing a leader, one who will not punish districts because of their constitutional rights to vote for whomever they choose, whose egos don't need to be fed & massaged and the likes that has nothing to do with governing. That is the starting point for unity. We are not voting ndp.
Base on the amount of work I saw done in the 3 years, Myron, Dr Smith, R Skeleton & Mrs O'neal getting the other 4!