It is simply hilarious when Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, attempts to get petty and throw shade at others but only ends up exposing his very own short comings.

“Christie ‘not going to be forced into decision by a gynecologist” – The Tribune

Excerpt from this article; “Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday there is ‘no way’ he is going to let an ‘obstetrician/gynecologist politician’ force him make a decision that is ‘not in the best interest of the people’.

Mr. Christie was referring to Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis who told reporters on Sunday that now is not the time for the government to begin renovations on the Maternity Ward.  Dr. Minnis said the planned upgrades could create problems given the number of births that occur around this time of the year.

Speaking at a contract signing ceremony for the renovations to the Maternity and Male Surgical Wards, Mr. Christie said the Maternity Ward has not been renovated for over 50 years and women should not be forced to give birth in ’undesirable’ circumstances’ because previous governments did not have the will or finances to upgrade the facility.

He urged doctors at the contract signing to tell Dr. Minnis it’s time to get on board with the improvements.

“No way would I let an obstetrician/gynecologist politician use me to make this political.” Mr. Christie said.”

If I were to recall correctly, some of the very same doctors whom the prime minister called on to urge Dr. Minnis to ‘get on board’, are some of the same doctors that have expressed the very same sentiment as Dr. Minnis; that now it not the right time and it is not about ‘getting on board’ but then there is a general election looming so the prime minister seems to have made this situation political merely by the timing of it all.

The question is, is it only now that the prime minister and his government has found the finances and the commitment to improve the conditions at the Maternity Ward, even after he served as Minister of Health and saw the direction that the ward was taking?  Have these conditions suddenly become ‘undesirable’?

It is very disrespectful the manner in which the prime minister address’s the leader of the Opposition in this matter; “No way would I let an obstetrician/gynecologist politician use me to make this political.”  While the prime minister is attempting to disparage Dr. Minnis as a politician because of his chosen career; we should reflect on the manner of how the country has been brought to its current condition by barrister politicians.

An interesting note; Dr. Bernard Nottage; Minister of National Security, should feel offended by this remark by the prime minister because it also denigrates  him and he should ask himself is the prime minster suggesting that he has no respect or regard for his work as Minister of National Security just because of his chosen profession.

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

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