Former Bar president given FNM nod

Wed, Feb 8th 2017, 10:58 AM

The Free National Movement (FNM) ratified former Bahamas Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson for Yamacraw during a Central Council meeting at its Mackey Street headquarters last night.
Johnson, a political newcomer, who resigned as president of the Bahamas Bar Association yesterday, will go up against incumbent Yamacraw MP Melanie Griffin.
Griffin has been the area MP since 2002.
The Nassau Guardian understands journalist Pakeisa Parker-Edgecombe was expected to be ratified for West Grand Bahama and Bimini last night, but her ratification was pushed back to finalize some formalities.
Parker-Edgecombe challenged the seat in the 2012 general election, but lost to West Grand Bahama and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe, the current minister of tourism.
Wilchcombe got 2,877 votes to her 2,233.
The Democratic National Alliance's (DNA) Rodger Rolle got 81 votes.
Johnson's ratification brings the FNM's complement of candidates for the next election up to 35. The party has yet to ratify candidates for St. Anne's and Killarney, where Killarney MP and FNM Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis is expected to run.
Last night, Minnis said, "The Bahamian people are demanding change to the way that business has been conducted in The Bahamas for decades, and the FNM's change team promises to disrupt the politicians' entrenched status quo of the current PLP government.
"We continue our call for the prime minister to set a timeline for the upcoming general election, because the FNM is ready to bring change to The Bahamas.
"The FNM will rid our beloved country of the inept PLP government, a regime that has been responsible for bringing this country to its knees amidst a rampant crime epidemic, failing schools and an abysmal economy.
"With God's help and your support, we will rescue this nation from the downward road and put it on a path of peace and prosperity."
The final report of the Boundaries Commission is expected to be tabled in Parliament today.
As reported by The Nassau Guardian in December, a new constituency is expected to be created on New Providence - a reconstituted St. Cecilia.

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