About a week after Perry Christie announces that he will stay on as leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) because only he can provide the stability that the party needs going into the next general elections.  He also suggests that another reason for him staying on as leader is because he has been approached by several of the younger people in the party and asked to stay on.  Some of the younger members have made it clear that they were not approached and that they were not and are not encouraging Perry Christie to stay, while some of the older members have began to feverously back Mr. Christie as leader and give reasons as to why they feel he is the ‘right man for the job’; then there is Alfred Sears.

“Sears to run for PLP leader – Former MP concerned about current direction of the country” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Fort Charlotte candidate Alfred Sears confirmed over the weekend the he intends to run for the leadership position at the party’s convention in November.

‘My campaign will not focus on personalities,’ said Sears in an interview with The Nassau Guardian.

‘It will focus on a new vision in terms of how to turn our economy around, how to inspire our people, how to give young people within the Bahamas hope for the future.

Sears is the first person to announce that he will challenge Prime Minister Perry Christie for leadership.  Christie has been leader of the PLP since 1997 and has vowed to lead his party into the next election.”

If we take this at face value, as some would suggest that former Attorney General, Mr. Alfred Sears is genuine about his leadership run as he has tired of the failed leadership of Perry Christie; then we must make note of the serious indictment that Sears makes against the Progressive Liberal Party’s current leadership when he says that he is ‘concerned about the current direction of the country’, suggesting that the PLP with Perry Christie as leader has failed the people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, also suggesting that the current leadership lacks the vision to turn the country around and has lied when it said that it has.

Well I am always a cynic as it concerns the PLP and I feel it is indeed merely a distraction, as the other contenders; Deputy Prime Minister, Philip ‘Brave’ Davis and Obie Wilchcombe, Minister of Tourism who both have leadership ambitions have not said a word, to date, concerning Mr. Sears announcement; maybe they are still cowering in the corner, afraid of their own shadows as they have already admitted that they would not dare contest Perry Christie for leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party.

So My conspiracy theory on this announcement is this; Sears is not genuine in his leadership bid but what it would do is solidify Mr. Christie as the leader of the party and bring some sort of democracy to the party, since the last time a convention was held was in 2009 and also it would propel Mr. Sears ratings in Fort Charlotte, as he attempts to take this seat back to the PLP, as the only man ‘brave’ enough to stand up against Mr. Christie.

‘Brave’ stand up!!! At any rate the entire show will be one to watch as it is played out in full pomp and pageantry.

The Progressive Liberal Party fails for one reason, it is their nature.

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