By Sue-Ann Wayow
DEPUTY political leader of the United National Congress (UNC) Jearlean John in a final major attempt to secure her position in the party’s executive declares that hard work and talent will be rewarded.
It will be rewarded as it always has by the UNC’s political leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar she said.
John in a fiery presentation at the UNC’s STAR team slate’s final rally before the party’s internal election on Saturday, highly endorsed Persad-Bissessar who is leading the STAR team saying, “She rewards hard work, she rewards talent.”
The rally and final presentation of candidates was held at Hillview College in Tunapuna with Persad-Bissessar delivering the keynote address on Thursday.
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John spoke about a younger member of the party Sean Sobers who upon on her guidance was able to deliver a speech that impressed upon Persad-Bissessar and was soon after sitting in the Parliament as a senator.
“We are not power hungry. We work for our space and place in the UNC,” she said.
John then shot verbal arrows in the direction of her female opponent for the post of deputy political leader Member of Parliament for Tabaquite Anita Haynes.
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Stating she visited Tabaquite for a meeting on Wednesday, she said there was no place more lovely in Trinidad and Tobago except for Charlotteville in Tobago. John was born in Tobago.
Alluding to Haynes John said, “How you could get a seat like Tabaquite and you ain’t happy? I don’t understand this… I don’t know how you could be in Tabaquite and eh love it.”
Tabaquite was a place full of promise, the food basket of the nation, she said, that was in need of further development, proper roads and a crackdown on praedial larceny as these were problems faced by the farmers in the constituency.
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Full of bright, multi-talented people was the STAR slate deserving of every single UNC vote John declared.
She said, “We have a deep bench of talent in the UNC. I have been around this country with my colleagues over the last few weeks and I am so proud of them. I could not have loved them more and I thank you for your service, my wonderful colleagues.”
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About the other slate, the United Patriots, John told supporters, “We must not let them get a toe hold in our party.”
Other speakers were Member of Parliament for Oropouche East Dr Roodal Moonilal, Opposition Senator Anil Roberts and Member of Parliament for San Juan Barataria Saddam Hosein.
Member of Parliament for St Augustine Khadija Ameen chaired the proceedings.
