Wounded candidate gets 602 votes

Roberts came up against People’s National Movement (PNM) candidate, Christine Neptune (1,845) and the United National Congress’s (UNC) Abigail Alexis (537) in a three way fight in the district of Palo Seco to sit on the Siparia Regional Corporation.

Speaking with Newsday yesterday, campaign manager Knolly Marshall believes that Roberts would have performed much better had the campaign not be derailed by the shooting incident which left him nursing gunshot wounds to the chest. Up to yesterday he remained in stable condition at the San Fernando General Hospital. According to reports, at about 6 pm last week Saturday, Roberts was in the tray of a pick-up van going through the district when a loud explosion was heard. He fell and those with him observed blood oozing from his chest.

He was rushed to the hospital where he was treated and placed on a ward.

Marshall said, “The results didn’t come out as we wanted because the incident affected our entire election day machinery.

We had to work even harder on Monday as that interfered with a lot of things.” A motive is yet to be established for the incident. .

Marshall is hoping for a full recovery as he said the aspiring politician will not be deterred by what happened and will continue to work in his community. .

He added, “I want to extend my gratitude to all those who supported him in his campaign and those who continue to pray for him and wish him well. Be assured that he will continue to work for the people.” Roberts is a well-known activist and has been the man behind several protests for jobs and better infrastructure in Palo Seco and environs. .