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Culmer: PLP is politicising the pandemic

Fri, Jul 23rd 2021, 05:12 PM
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THE Free National Movement's chairman has called out leaders of the official opposition for "politicising" the pandemic and pushing the race card instead of encouraging Bahamians to better themselves.

Yesterday in an interview with The Tribune, FNM chairman Carl Culmer said he is tired of the politicising of the pandemic and accused Progressive Liberal Party leaders of being “divisive and cunning”.
#“I’ve never heard so much divisive statements used for political reasons when it comes to this pandemic,” Mr Culmer said. “You never hear the PLP encouraging citizens to go out and take the vaccine, especially when it comes to statements coming from the leader, Brave Davis and the chairman, Fred Mitchell. It’s always political. They are divisive and cunning.
#“Every catastrophe we have had in this country over the past four years — instead of them trying to come up with solutions to help how we can move the country forward, they use it as a political tool to gain political mileage.”
#Mr Culmer said if the country is fully vaccinated and gets its economy back on track, the PLP will have no chance of winning the next election.
#“The PLP understands that once The Bahamas is fully vaccinated and the country is opened up to business, their chances of winning any election is nil,” he continued. “So what they decide to do is divide the people and use these unfounded and foolish statements to try to discourage persons to take the vaccine.
#“The PLP leaders were the first to get the vaccine. They took the first shots and went for their second shots before they were even due. We cannot run a country when everything is political. We need to run a country where persons realise the difference between political and common sense.
#“The PLP only has one focus and that is to win an election at all costs. . .This is so sad. We would hope that the PLP would step up and encourage persons to go out there and get vaccinated so at the end of the day The Bahamas could really open up and business can flourish … that The Bahamas can reach its potential economically.”
#PLP chairman Fred Mitchell dismissed Mr Culmer’s allegations and accused the FNM of failing on delivering vaccines.

Yesterday in an interview with The Tribune, FNM chairman Carl Culmer said he is tired of the politicising of the pandemic and accused Progressive Liberal Party leaders of being “divisive and cunning”.

“I’ve never heard so much divisive statements used for political reasons when it comes to this pandemic,” Mr Culmer said. “You never hear the PLP encouraging citizens to go out and take the vaccine, especially when it comes to statements coming from the leader, Brave Davis and the chairman, Fred Mitchell. It’s always political. They are divisive and cunning.

“Every catastrophe we have had in this country over the past four years — instead of them trying to come up with solutions to help how we can move the country forward, they use it as a political tool to gain political mileage.”

Mr Culmer said if the country is fully vaccinated and gets its economy back on track, the PLP will have no chance of winning the next election.

“The PLP understands that once The Bahamas is fully vaccinated and the country is opened up to business, their chances of winning any election is nil,” he continued. “So what they decide to do is divide the people and use these unfounded and foolish statements to try to discourage persons to take the vaccine.

“The PLP leaders were the first to get the vaccine. They took the first shots and went for their second shots before they were even due. We cannot run a country when everything is political. We need to run a country where persons realise the difference between political and common sense.

“The PLP only has one focus and that is to win an election at all costs. . .This is so sad. We would hope that the PLP would step up and encourage persons to go out there and get vaccinated so at the end of the day The Bahamas could really open up and business can flourish … that The Bahamas can reach its potential economically.”

PLP chairman Fred Mitchell dismissed Mr Culmer’s allegations and accused the FNM of failing on delivering vaccines.

 

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