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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
 Nassau, Bahamas - The following is a press statement by Bradley B. Roberts
National Chairman
Progressive Liberal Party:
I note with interest the cavalier approach of the country’s resident gadfly Dionisio D’Aguilar to representing the interests of the Bahamian people in our most democratic of institutions, the Bahamas Parliament. When asked about running in the next general elections by one of the dailies, Mr. D’Aguilar had this to say: “Well let’s put it this way, they’ve asked me if I would run; I said that I would be interested, and so they are looking for a seat (to place me) and they’ll get back to me. That’s where it is,”
It is an established fact that Dionisio D’aguilar is the mouthpiece of Sarkis Izmirlian and has been for more than one year. He sat on Baha Mar’s board and was a part of the conspiracy to deceive the government and people of the Bahamas on the true fiscal health of Baha Mar while the government sought to assist the developer in completing the project.
The plot thickens though. When D’Aguilar’s interesting commentary on electoral politics is taken within the broader context of Dr. Minnis’ expressed commitment to representing the interests of Sarkis Izmirlian and reports of him agreeing parachute into the leadership of his organization the likes of Sarkis’ employees Marvin Dames and Jeffrey Lloyd, reasonable Bahamians and intelligent FNM’s everywhere are forced to ask: “Has Dr. Minnis sold out the FNM lock, stock and Barrel?”
The FNM, who are not known for their intellectual honesty, must be honest with themselves on the following score: I submit that had Sarkis Izmirlian deceived the government of former Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham and dishonoured the Office of Prime Minister surrounding Baha Mar’s bankruptcy, the FNM would have cried foul, double foul and technical foul and branded Sarkis persona non grata in this country for his unseemly attempt to “play,” deceive and disrespect an entire nation because he was investing a few dollars and creating a few jobs. I honestly believe that.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Dr. Minnis has unwittingly and willingly tied himself to Sarkis and hitched the FNM’s wagon to that of Sarkis, what with all of Sarkis’ men conveniently forming the leadership of his party, but in exchange for what and at what cost? Minnis is naïve and sadly mistaken to conclude that the developer’s unseemly behavior was a function of personality. Also, the last time Dr. Minnis tried to save his political soul, he ended up with a LOI scandal on his hand that he seeks to sweep under the proverbial carpet daily.
Is this what the party of Sir Cecil Wallace Whitfield, Sir Kendal G.L. Isaacs and Hubert Ingraham has come to? We get it that the Ingraham era is over, but is Minnis’ strategy of shaping the FNM organization into his philosophical image and likeness to have this democratic organization used as a willing vessel and conduit through which a jilted and bitter developer can launch a vengeful and retaliatory strike against the state over a perceived wrong done unto him?
I caution Dr. Minnis as he finds his way through this difficult maze called national leadership that this business of nation building through public service is about consistently reflecting the collective will of the Bahamian people. The instruments of the state are to be used to dispense social justice and fairplay for all, not to seek vengence or punitive acts of reprisals by the few.
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