NDP a 'pack of bullies' – Hon Fahie
According to Hon Fahie, while there is a struggle to ensure that democracy is what it should be in the Virgin Islands, he is convinced that the current administration, especially on the part of certain ministers, is nothing but a ‘Pack of Bullies’.
He made the scathing statement in an exclusive interview with Virgin Islands News Online (VINO).
“…when we reach to a point where we have a mindset of elimination at all cost no matter who it hurts then we have reached to a style of politics that this Territory has never seen. You have a lot of persons afraid to speak,” Hon Fahie told this news site.
According to Hon Fahie the only show of democracy that has been displayed thus far with the current NDP administration for the most part was during the period of the most recent territorial elections when persons were allowed to cast their votes. “After that the minority start to control,” he alleged.
“We have a form of democracy but it doesn’t exist, and I don’t say this loosely. Look at all the projects they do, by the time they bring it to the people it’s already decided. Whatever programme whenever they speak to the people they have already decided,” he further stated.
One example used by the First District Representative to justify his position was that of the National Health Insurance (NHI). “Whether it is good or bad, I don’t know. We are in the House representing people, we have some level of intelligence. The first draft of that bill should have come to the House then the marketing would be put in place then we could listen to the radio and find out truly if someone has fibroids big as sugar apple, if this thing will really work as they are saying,” said Hon Fahie.
He said that there is a lot of marketing and pushing of the NHI and there is no accompanying first draft legislation to support what is being propelled by the NDP government. “What is really happening now is that you are going to bring the legislation now in a hurry, ram it through the House and then pass it and before we know now, we would be looking back at the mistakes of it because the cart went before the horse.”
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