Even as I may be greatly criticized for what is termed as unfair commentary against the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) because they are not the government; I feel compelled to address them just based on their blatant hypocrisy and duplicity.

“Christie urges Brave t lean on PLP’s” – The Nassau Guardian

Excerpt from this article; “Former Prime Minister Perry Christie urged Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis to ‘not fall victim’ to a narrative that will be created to defeat him.

“You play your role in this democracy,’ Christie told Davis while speaking in front of a crowd of party supporters at former PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts’s memorial at PLP headquarters on Wednesday.

‘You continue to play your role in this democracy, pushing forward making the sacrifice you are making, and relying on the goodwill and strength and conviction of these people.”

What I find amazing is the constant use of the word of democracy by the former leader of the Progressive Liberal Party, as he encourages the present leader to stay the course of democracy in the party when both of these men played a part in stifling democracy not just in the country but in their very own political organization.

The Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) held its first party convention in over 2016, with the last one before that being held in 2009 and this is in spite of the fact that the party’s constitution calls for a convention very year.

Now, as Brave takes over and is encouraged to carry on with the works of democracy in the party; they [the Progressive Liberal Party] have held two conventions since being defeated in 2017, this would be in keeping with their new found convictions but their upcoming convention; which would continue these democratic works, has been out on pause due to ‘financial’ considerations.

Maybe this reason is plausible maybe not but you as already proven that you have a real struggle with democracy, even though this is one of the principles of governance in The Bahamas which was brought to Independence by the Progressive Liberal Party itself. 

This have been proven when you were a government by the way that you governed the country and by the way that you run your very own political organization, so the use of the word “democracy” by anyone in the present Progressive Liberal Party, especially those that Aare a part of the ‘old guard’ demonstrates the improper use of this word.

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