Dionisio D'Aguilar is the ideal MP Bahamians need in the House of Assembly

Thu, Jun 24th 2021, 06:21 AM

Dear Editor, Within 11 months, Bahamians will be heading back to the polls to determine who will govern their affairs between 2022 and 2027.

It is now thought that the Free National Movement (FNM) is in grave danger of being ousted from office, due to the twin onslaughts of Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic.

What I find troubling about Bahamians is their penchant for punishing hardworking, productive MPs for the perceived shortcomings of their political parties. This broad-brush approach by emotional Bahamian voters has impeded nation building, as far too many talented MPs have been unfairly fired.

One example of this in 2017 was Progressive Liberal Party incumbent Khaalis Rolle losing in Pinewood Gardens. Rolle, in my view, was an exceptional MP who was dealt a bad hand by constituents.
Based on the mood on the ground in New Providence, it would appear that the FNM’s unpopularity will cause it to lose the overwhelming majority of its constituencies in New Providence.
Assuming that Free Town MP Dionisio D’Aguilar runs again in 2022, it will be interesting to see if constituents will reward the hardworking, productive incumbent with another well deserved term as their representative.
As a successful businessman, civic leader and member of a prominent family, D’Aguilar is the one individual Bahamians should want in their House of Assembly.
Donating his entire MP salary of $28,000 to Free Town, D’Aguilar obviously didn’t leave his lucrative private life to enter politics to earn money. Remember, he is the proprietor of the successful franchise Superwash.

What I find troubling about Bahamians is their penchant for punishing hardworking, productive MPs for the perceived shortcomings of their political parties. This broad-brush approach by emotional Bahamian voters has impeded nation building, as far too many talented MPs have been unfairly fired.

One example of this in 2017 was Progressive Liberal Party incumbent Khaalis Rolle losing in Pinewood Gardens. Rolle, in my view, was an exceptional MP who was dealt a bad hand by constituents.

Based on the mood on the ground in New Providence, it would appear that the FNM’s unpopularity will cause it to lose the overwhelming majority of its constituencies in New Providence.

Assuming that Free Town MP Dionisio D’Aguilar runs again in 2022, it will be interesting to see if constituents will reward the hardworking, productive incumbent with another well deserved term as their representative.

As a successful businessman, civic leader and member of a prominent family, D’Aguilar is the one individual Bahamians should want in their House of Assembly.

Donating his entire MP salary of $28,000 to Free Town, D’Aguilar obviously didn’t leave his lucrative private life to enter politics to earn money. Remember, he is the proprietor of the successful franchise Superwash.

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