Last Updated on May 28, 2019, 6:50 AM AST by Anthony Morris
The Team Unity Government in St Kitts and Nevis has not delivered on its promise of good governance. That is the view of social and community activist, Mr Ira McMahon.
“You know that the prevailing narrative of Team Unity (TU) is that key persons who are now disaffected and disillusioned with the Team Unity Government jumped ship because ‘they didn’t get what they wanted’. Ironically that is exactly right…..they wanted good governance and TU has not delivered,” said McMahon in a FaceBook posting.
” Did it occur to you,Merlyn Saunders, that the majority of persons who switched sides last election are feeling just as disillusioned too? I see no reason for anyone who voted Labour last election to change their vote. I see a lot of reasons for those who were deceived into voting Team Unity to change theirs. People don’t like to be made fools of, punishment awaits the deceivers,” said McMahon, former Head of the Division of Technical and Vocational Education and Management Studies at the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC).
“Just think of the current crop of governing politicians. Every one of them have sins of either omission or commission, the PM made that abundantly clear. Why should we reward the incompetents, the corrupted, the opportunists and the predators with another term? The only persons who switched their vote last time and would remain with Team Unity are those who are too embarrassed and ashamed to admit they made a mistake or were misled and lied to, or those who have been compromised by the political patronage system and see their fortunes and perks tied only to a TUG,” added McMahon.
He is of the view that “these categories are vastly outnumbered by independent, objective voters who have been paying attention and who voted for a different, a better governance.”
“They will change governments until they get the enlightened governance they want. Few will be cynical and resign themselves to the unsatisfactory status quo,” opined McMahon.
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