‘Victimisation fears kept people in’ – Dion M. Jennings
This news site arrived just before the 7.00 pm announced starting time to empty chairs under a tent and nothing but music being played through the public address system.
However, the meeting never got going until sometime after 8.00 pm. With just a few seats taken up, Jennings took to the podium and outlined his vision for the country and what he saw wrong with the current Government.
At the end of the meeting, Mr Jennings told this news site that while persons were afraid to come out, he knows that his message was making an impact on the persons who were on the side-lines listening.
“I know the people in this community and I know that they are listening but are still afraid to come out and show themselves associated with a candidate,” he said.
During the meeting, he urged residents of the area not to buy into the party agenda but to vote for him so that he could represent them in the House of Assembly and bring badly needed changes to the Sixth District.
“If you friends do honour me with representing you in the next House of Assembly I will fight and ensure that the road network continues where people can access their land, that the infrastructure can be developed and repaired, to construct the Belle Vue Gym’s facilities, the Purcell Community Centre, the Baughers Bay Marina. These public facilities are of great interest to the community and we cannot afford to let them run down and then have to spend double to fix them back,” he said.
Government cannot renege on contract
With regard to the call for early elections, he said Government cannot renege on the contract the people have given them even though the VI follows a Westminster system.
“It is not illegal, but if you say you’re doing so well why not take the time to finish the contract with the people…it is a blatant disrespect to the people of this country that you will try to pull the wool over our eyes. We must hold them accountable,” he said.
I could join with others
Jennings made the strong case that Independent candidates do have some hope in bringing their own agenda for the community outside of party politics with a view to improving the lives of people by joining up with others.
“The perception is that the Government must be formed by a party. That is not so. It is absolutely not so. A coalition government is a makeup of everyone who is elected to the House of Assembly. It doesn’t have to be a party. An independent candidate could join with others to make up and form the government,” he said.
He added that government must be formed by seven individuals and the seven do not have to belong to the same party.
“Choose your candidates based on what their vision is for the country and don’t get bought in to the party agenda,” he said.
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When Edmund is the only voter at your rally you know you in deep$%^&. Victimisation my @$$, nobody wants to support you boss, go sit down for godsake.