Chaguanas mayor warns: PNM coming to fool you

FEARS that the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) has made inroads into Chaguanas for the July 14 Local Government elections came to life Friday night when the United National Congress’ (UNC) bandwagon rolled into Chaguanas. Chaguanas Mayor Orlando Nagassar admitted that some measure of support had come to the PNM in the Longdenville/Enterprise districts. Speaking at UNC’s political meeting at the Triangle in Endeavour, Nagassar made no bones about announcing to supporters that the PNM had finally made their presence felt in the Borough. “But they (PNM) have come to Chaguanas to take what you have built by your sweat and blood. They have come to Chaguanas because they’re jealous of Chaguanas. They have some support in Longdenville, but we will show them,” Nagassar thundered. Other speakers were political leader Basdeo Panday and Opposition Chief Whip Ganga Singh. The meeting, which MP Manohar Ramsaran chaired and had to on three occasions urge supporters to draw closer to the stage, witnessed a a heckler among the crowd. Nagassar accused the PNM of deliberately witholding $.5 million for the paving of roads in the Borough. “Nagassar...yuh is a waste of time!” the heckler, shouted.

The mayor retorted: “Examine the traitor on board.” The heckler’s shouts dissipated with a barrage of picong from Nagassar who accused him of being a PNM stooge armed with a CEPEP contract. The UNC currently hold all eight seats in the Borough Council, having retained from the PNM the Long-denville/Enterprise districts in the previous Local Government elections. Nagassar called on supporters to ensure Chaguanas remains the flagship of the UNC. He said: “They are coming into Chaguanas, because they want what you have built by your sweat and blood. They are going to use you then dump you. They are coming because they are jealous of Chaguanas.” Around the same time the PNM held a massive political meeting Friday night at Centre City Mall in Chaguanas.