The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) is focused on running a clean campaign this election season and will not engage in the "mudslinging" candidates from the two major political parties have been guilty of, said DNA Chairman Mark Humes.
Humes, a lecturer at The College of The Bahamas (COB) and the DNA's candidate for Fort Charlotte, said his party wants to stay above the fray by focusing on issues affecting the country. He said his party hopes this strategy will resonate with voters when they head to the polls.
"Our goal is to speak about the message, we don't want to get into this row between friends," Humes said yesterday, referencing the ongoing verbal sparring between certain candidates in the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and Free National Movement (FNM).
"That's why you haven't heard us getting involved with all these rows. We want the people to be able to see how different we are. They don't have to be concerned about how quiet we are lately. We are on the ground talking to people on the issues. When they ring the bell we will talk more about issues, but all this mudslinging is not about us, it's about the bad deeds of the PLP and FNM and the people who have profited.
"Too many of them are caught up in each other's mess. They know each other's dirt, that's why they throw the mud, but if there is something wrong, prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law," Humes continued.
The recent war of words has given rise to allegations of corruption, violence, and even taunts about one candidate's appearance.
Last week Leslie Miller, former Cabinet minister and PLP candidate for Tall Pines, called for a truce on both sides.
He raised the proverbial white flag after he unleashed a series of taunts at Minister of State for Social Development Loretta Butler-Turner about her weight, and hit out at National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest on personal issues.
Miller said his gibes came in self-defense after he was referred to at an FNM rally as a 'potcake' who "steals toilets".
He added that he singled out Turnquest after he made what he felt were disparaging remarks about former superintendent Keith Bell.
Bell, who has retired from the force, is a member of the PLP.
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