DESPITE once saying Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis did not have the political electricity “to electrocute a mosquito”, former party executive and attorney Michael Scott has decided to participate in the FNM’s election campaign.
“The FNM is pleased to announce attorney Michael Scott’s decision to participate in a number of areas in the party’s general election campaign,” a party press release last night noted.
“Mr Scott is a longstanding FNM and former candidate. He has served as a party executive and on the Central Council. Mr Scott is also the former chairman of the Hotel Corporation of the Bahamas.”
According to the release, Dr Minnis welcomed Mr Scott’s involvement. “We welcome Michael’s renewed participation and full integration into the general election campaign,” Dr Minnis said. “He is a man of many talents, especially in legal affairs. He will be a valuable member of our FNM team. I look forward to his involvement.”
According to the release, Mr Scott explained his reasons for symbolically joining hands with the man he has frequently lambasted.
“We are at a crossroads, poised between a Bahamas ready to face the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century and a Bahamas on the cusp of economic collapse and decline under Prime Minister Perry Christie and the PLP,” Mr Scott said.
“Now more than ever we need a revival of those seminal FNM founding principles of democracy, transparency, accountability and promotion of the rule of law. I look forward to serving the party and assisting Dr Minnis as he leads our party back to office and ushers in a new era of reform and modernisation.”
The press release also noted that Mr Scott had “confidence” in Dr Minnis was is “proud to work” with him.
However it has not always been smooth sailing between the two men. While a guest on a radio show in February, 2016, Mr Scott called Dr Minnis’ plans for tax relief in the Over-the-Hill community a “joke” and “nonsense”.
In October, 2015, while on another radio programme, Mr Scott said Dr Minnis did not have political electricity and said he did not think the FNM could win an election with the Killarney MP at the helm. “Minnis does not generate the kind of political electricity to electrocute a mosquito,” Mr Scott said on 107.5 FM talk show “Hard Copy”.
He has also bashed Dr Minnis periodically on social media.
Comments
licks2 7 years ago
What strange bed-fellows these politicians dem does make aye? The white half come back home I guess. . .but where they "rebels" dem is. . .I tell ya peoples dem does "vote" they money. . .the doc gat the best foot in the door with the peoples dem. . .sooooooooooooo everybody getting on board. . .everybody except Nicki Kelly. . .she in fer one long 5 year if doc wins the election and doc is in fer one long 5 year term of getting every word out of his mouth dissected in minute details! Lol!
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