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Seeking to blame the coalition partner
Dear Editor,
Amidst the jostling for voters by the PPP, AFC and the APNU in Linden, residents have noticed some interesting developments whereby the AFC is claiming to be the change Linden needs.
The Coalition government dominates the present council and I recently learnt that the AFC councillor, Devin Sears, was in charge of the communications committee, the Linden Town Week Committee and is part of several others.
One Deryck Collins was in charge of Agriculture and was on the Environment Committee. The latter, I understand, has since stepped down and was replaced on the council by a female AFC councillor. I was able to get a few copies of minutes of the council and recognized that the AFC councillors were party to many decisions of the council that were unfavourable or selective.
It seemed as though there was a gang in that council and the AFC councillors were part of it. Now at elections time, we see the AFC appearing in Linden as if it was never part of the municipality. It is blaming the APNU for everything wrong under the sun. This is insincerity at the highest.
The biggest scandals in the council during the last Town Week involved AFC members and a representative of a senior government Minister was at the centre. Further, we see the AFC members on Facebook bashing the government especially one Fredco, who has always been blaming the Coalition, which they are part of for everything.
If a fresh cold passes around in Linden, he will probably blame the APNU. He complained about slowdown in business and yet when I visited his business place earlier this year, it was in such a horrible condition I wondered if it were a solar or a fast food outlet.
How is that place given a pass by food inspectors? Fredco should look first at the standards of his business compared to the five-corner and see if he is doing anything to attract customers.
The AFC Linden complained about lack of investments when their own Minister Gaskin is the Minister of Business. The party is promising better roads etc., and I’m wondering where was Minister Patterson all this while.
We saw reports in the press, which states Minister Trotman had made some promises to Linden and Rockstone. I’m wondering if he fulfilled his promises. Agriculture is another sore issue where the AFC Minister has not done anything significant for Linden. The Infrastructure Minister at a forum with the First Lady and others in New York promised that Linden will have the asphalt plant and roads since 2017. Nothing much was delivered by the AFC Ministers and councillors.
I’m left to wonder if the lack of support to Linden by the AFC Ministers was intentional in order to make people blame the APNU for any dissatisfaction. Further, I am wondering if this was a ploy to win over support in Linden from its own partner APNU.
If this is the case, then the AFC is being rather selfish and disingenuous. If that’s indeed a fact, then all it is doing is opening doors for the dreadful PPP or for Lindeners to stay away from the polls. The only change Linden need is for the AFC Ministers to stop holding back and deliver on promises and support the President’s vision for a good life for all, including Lindeners.
Garth Nelson
Lindener
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