Premier Smith fires back at Hon. Fahie on Opposition "Pressure"
The premier, in a brief statement addressed to local media houses today December 11, 2012, referred to an article in one of the local news sites which quoted Hon. Fahie as saying that the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government would never admit that Opposition pressure resulted in public servants receiving their full performance increments in 2013.
The NDP government came in for severe criticism from the Opposition earlier this year after it decided to reduce performance increments by 50%.
“In truth, and as usual, the first time that the members of the opposition saw the estimates of expenditure for the year 2013, was at the time they were presented with the budget address on 15th November. The estimates then presented contained the provisions for increments for Civil servants,” Premier Smith argued.
He further noted that “it is amazing then that the member for the First District would claim that the provision for the increments was made as a result of the interventions of the members of the opposition. Interventions, which could only have been made after the estimates were presented with the increments already provided for.”
"Through our efforts, although Government would never admit such, the 2013 budget now includes the public servants' increments. This indeed is a victory for the public servants through the efforts of the Members of the Opposition. We thank God for that because evil only prevails when good goes to sleep. We will continue to fight for the rights of our people and for whatever is best for our people in a respectful, but yet forthright manner," the pro-government online news site had quoted Hon. Fahie as stating.
Up to post time, Hon. Fahie had not responded to an opportunity presented by this news site to reply to Premier Smith's statement.
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33 Responses to “Premier Smith fires back at Hon. Fahie on Opposition "Pressure"”
IF V IP LEAVE THIS COUNTRY BROKE WHERE THE HELL THIS GOVERNMENT GET SO MUCH MONY FROM TO DO ALL KIND OF $h1+ PLEASE TELL ME NDP IS JUST A JOKE.
He further noted that “it is amazing then that the member for the First District would claim that the provision for the increments was made as a result of the interventions of the members of the opposition. Interventions, which could only have been made after the estimates were presented with the increments already provided for.”
Now the truth comes out! Why Fahie up and down with this nonsense? Always trying to bend the truth just for political points.
This is a new Doc Smith, he's not laying down and taking $H1+ like last time around, he responding to everything, crack the whip doc, don't mind the noise.