By Sue-Ann Wayow
THE electorate is being called upon to put aside all divisions, apprehensions, misconceptions and vote for the Progressive Empowerment Party (PEP) in alliance with the Re-United Farmers Group on August 14.
PEP political leader Phillip Alexander made the call during the parties’ joint launch of their candidates for Local Government Elections on Wednesday at Centre of Excellence in Macoya.
The theme for the launch was One people under one flag.
Clad in orange, PEP’s colour, which represents hope along with white, the Re-United Farmers Group colour, supporters were told that greed destroyed Trinidad and Tobago.
They were encouraged to “send a message to those who think they own this country that we not taking it no more.”
Alexander said his party stood strong and united and “a political earthquake” was expected.
The PEP will be contesting 47 electoral districts while the Re-United Farmers Group will be contesting 11.
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Political leader of the Re-United Farmers Group Davica Thomas highlighted the challenges faced with the Election and Boundaries Commission (EBC) which were also spoken about at a previous press conference.
She urged all supporters to vote for the change needed.
“August 14, one by one, with this finger, riot in the polling booth!” Alexander declared lifting his voting finger.
He said, “We the people of Trinidad and Tobago can no longer accept politics as usual in this country… It is killing us. It is killing our loved ones.”
Pointing to those in the audience, Alexander said, “All these little children here and all those grannies home like my mother and everybody father, all the elders they are looking to us to rescue the country.”
“That is the mission. This is not politics as usual,” he stated.
His vision for Trinidad and Tobago is built on a proper foundation literally with properly built roads to last decades, in which all schools were looked at as prestigious, where patients in the health care system were treated with dignity and respect and burglar proofing would no longer be needed.
Alexander said, “We have a vision for Trinidad and Tobago where all our people have hope, opportunity, safety, could be happy. We are the happiest people in the world. We the people of Trinidad and Tobago, we deserve better.”
“We deserve better than the politics of race and division…we deserve better than what we have gotten for the past 62 years and this political movement is the vehicle to take us there.”
Together the two parties were standing strong as one team and Alexander pledged to do everything he could to remain in political partnership with the Re-United Farmers Group to contest the general election.
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Of himself,
he said, “I am not a jacket and tie politician. This is me. I like my sleeves rolled up. I ready always. I down in the river. I up in the mountain. I going where you need me to come. I am a political animal who wants change. Who wants representation to become what government is about in this country and I am prepared to do it.”
When asked if they win what they will do different Alexander said is response is “ we will do the job that the rest never do before.”
The political leader thanked all those who made the launch successful and made honourable mention of Randolph Bharatt, father of murder victim Andrea Bharatt who he said has supported him and encouraged him all the way since first meeting him when his daughter died and Prophet Benjamin.
The reggae singer along with the Shiv Shakti Dance Group provided entertainment.
