From Dr.
Hubert Minnis’ public courting of Brent Symonette to return to front
line politics, Bahamians must be wondering why Minnis is seeking to
reassemble the “Stop, Cancel and Review” team
which brought this country to its economic knees, ultimately placing it
in a wheel chair.
The
emergence of the disgruntled Sarkis Izmarlin and his loyalists who were
conveniently parachuted into the leadership of the FNM by an act of
fascism by Dr. Minnis creates a toxic mix that can
only spell dire economic straits and ultimate collapse of the Bahamian
economy under an FNM government. From all indications, Sarkis’ singular objective is the “Stop, Review AND Cancel” of
the on again Baha Mar project.
The Bahamian people can ill afford this impending doom given the fact that Minnis and Symonette presided over the most spectacular economic decline of this country’s economy since the Great Depression. To date, Minnis and the FNM has not taken any responsibility for the part they played in this calamity. Sarkis only wants to scuttle and destroy Baha Mar.
We
understand clearly that Minnis’ motivation for being joined to the hips
with Sarkis is financial convenience, plain and simple and in return, he
apparently agreed to a hostile takeover of the
FNM by Sarkis and his loyalists in exchange for money. But why is Dr.
Minnis publicly courting Brent Symonette?
The only
logical reason is Minnis’ desperation for more money to fund the FNM’s
election campaign. In light of the following facts, why would Minnis
even be bothered with Symonette other than
for his money?
1.
Prime
Minister Hubert Ingraham revealed in a Wiki Leaks interview with the US
Embassy in the Bahamas that he was saddled with Symonette as his Deputy
Prime Minister
and had no confidence in him.
2.
During
the FNM’s July convention, Brent Symonette openly rejected Dr. Minnis
as Leader and openly supported Loretta Butler Turner.
3.
Symonette exposed the financial fragility of the FNM and its challenges to pay for that convention.
4.The
disgraced Symonette was caught red-handed self-dealing on multiple
occasions including the airport runway contract, the relocation of the
container port and the New Providence Road Improvement project.
Symonette was fired as Chairman of the Airport Authority
for self-dealing.
5.Symonette
was a failure as Tourism Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister. His
“Hip to Hop to the Bahamas Campaign” is still today regarded on Madison
Avenue as the biggest marketing promotional flop in recent history.
6.Symonette
is “Mr. Market Forces.” He feels market forces should prevail while
Minnis has marketed himself as the champion of the small man so why is
he inviting Mr. Big Business into his bosom?
Money is the only logical conclusion. Sarkis is seeking retribution and Symonette represents big business so how is Minnis going to “Look out for the small man?” he cannot! He is conflicted! He is seeking to make 2 deals with the devil in exchange for money.
With this conflicted toxic mix, concerned Bahamians are now wondering aloud what a tragedy the FNM as a Government would be:-
1.
The FNM is known for its disastrous “Stop, Cancel and Review” policy.
2.
The
FNM has been bought lock, stock and barrel by Sarkis Izmarlin who has
assembled his own peculiar band of candidates into the FNM machine.
3.With
the return of Brent Symonette the country can rest assured that Minnis
will have all of the components of his Stop Cancel and Review team in
place to run havoc and amok on the Baha Mar development and plunge this
country in an economic nightmare.
Judging from his leadership decisions and actions, we do not see clarity of vision or the political will in Dr. Minnis to look out for ordinary Bahamians. The agenda of these two men have nothing to do with the people's business.
We in the
PLP shall remain vigilant and focused and we shall lose no opportunity
to alert and inform the Bahamian people of what Minnis, Izmarlin and
Brent Symonette have cooked up for them.