Let Us Move Forward

Dear Editor,

Please allow me space in your newspaper to voice my opinion.

Following the devastating defeat of the PUP on February 7, 2008 the then leader of the PUP felt compelled to step down leaving a void that needed to be filled. Johnny Briceño applied for the job and on March 30, 2008 he was elected as PUP Party Leader by a majority of party delegates.

Now, there seems to be a bunch of so called PUPs who claim to be speaking on behalf of the rank and file party supporters who week after week are bent on attacking the party leader at every given opportunity. In their writing they boastfully admit that they did not endorse the candidacy of John Briceño for party leader and behave like spoilt brats who could not get their way and started creating mischief and confusion for our party supporters. They create an illusion of gloom and doom within the PUP; they use all the words in their dictionary to discredit the party leader and blame him for disunity within the party while they themselves propagate disunity. They infer that because the leader is not from Belize City he is incapable of leading the PUP to victory. Using this rationale is like saying that Said lost the reins of Belmopan the Political Capital because he is not from Belmopan City. In this era of modern transportation and communication the leader can come from any part of the country not only from the old capital as they try to imply to our party supporters. A leader is not to sit back and relax in his office and wait for his supporters to visit him but rather visit each constituency and convive with party supporters and that is exactly what our present leader John Briceño is doing.

Said Musa was given the opportunity to lead the PUP into three general elections. Now, John Briceño has earned the right to lead us towards our victory. I call on the Spot Checker, Jeremy Robinson and Gordon Smith whoever she/he is to stand down and “give peace a chance” for the love that you all claim to have for this great party. See, you are the ones who are excluding yourselves from the PUP and that onus falls squarely on you all.

The PUP constitution gives provision for a National Convention to be held every two years on a day in November, so just be patient. It also empowers the National Party Council to declare any office in the National Executive vacant and up to my writing this letter there is none declared.  Rougher days are coming especially when the new school season starts and parents need to find the additional fees to keep their children in school. It is then that they will need all of our support as a party united and strong. Long live the PUP!  Que viva Belize! Let’s move forward.

Sincerely,

Rustic

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