Statement by Hon. Corneilius A. Smith, Former Cabinet Minister and Ambassador to Washington:
Under
the leadership team led by Dr. Minnis the Free National Movement is actively
listening, planning,
re-engineering, working and reinventing itself
into a politically fit fighting machine. We are not so naive to believe that
those in power will readily surrender the good life to which they have become
accustomed at the people’s expense, so our team is crafting our plan to rescue
our nation from the plunderers and put it on a path to safety, security and
sustainable prosperity.
Organizing and preparing a party for a victorious
election is not an easy task but we are busy preparing for a successful
election campaign and for our next period of good governance. Working together, with former Cabinet Ministers, senior party
members and committed Bahamian professionals from the
private sector, we are engaged in carefully crafting our platform, messaging and manifesto
for roll out at the appropriate time.
The candidates’ interview and vetting committee
has been at work for some time now interviewing potential candidates and as
chairman of this committee I am encouraged by the many persons who are applying
to carry the party’s victory banner in the next elections. They come with a
wealth of experience in business, in professional life and with a variety of
background and common sense experiences from all sectors of society. The
selected team will be fully representative of men and women from the wider
community combining youth with experience and we are confident that this team
under the leadership of Dr. Minnis will represent the urgent and specific needs
of all Bahamians.
The
Christie administration has failed us! The time has come for all Bahamians who
wish to see change and better to unite under the leadership of the FNM and work
toward building a new and better Bahamas.
