| As the three term representative in the Collet Division Patrick Faber is considered very difficult to unseat. But don't tell that to his new opponent Yasmin Shoman. She's been waging an active campaign on social media - and challenging Faber to do something about the living conditions in his division - which is one of the poorest in the country.
Yesterday Faber told the media that she should have done something about it when she was in municipal office:..
Hon. Patrick Faber, Minister of Education
"To work in the division, continuing our efforts to improve the quality of life for the residence of Collet. I am going to be the first to admit and to agree with Ms. Shoman that in terms of the infrastructure, it has never been what we want it to be, but it is given that it is in an area that is difficult to develop. I would want her to show us her plan as to how she will eradicate the London bridges over Crooman Lagoon. If she can tell us that then I'll let you know. If she can show us where she is going to get the money to fill up Crooman Lagoon, so that no London Bridges are there. It will be a great initiative. I am nor even sure the Petrocaribe funds would be enough. It's a sink hole."
"She is no stranger to politics, she has been in politics, in fact, before and was a two-term city councilor and did nothing for the people of Collet, had no interest in the people of Collet and I think she, I'm not even going to go there. I welcome an opponent, we have to have one but I don't see it as any kind of significant challenge at all. From what I am told and from seeing some of the pictures that they have shown to me from her convention, I guess she made some pictures public, I'd give her fifty residents of Collet being in that crowd, fifty. No more than fifty and that would be very generous. Compare that to the three hundred and odd plus people who were at the Garifuna celebration right in front of the Collet office on Monday night. Compare that to the six hundred plus supporters who filled twelve busloads from Belize City to go to the rally in support of the prime minister and this administration on Tuesday and I think that all would agree that there is no threat in this, Ms. Shoman's candidacy for us in Collet and we will not give her more play than that."
But Yasmin Shoman will not just stand by and take his attacks LIGHTLY. Today, we spoke to her at a PUP Press conference and she had strong words for her opponent:..
Yasmin Shoman
"First of all Patrick Faber needs to take a page from my book; I don't talk the talk, I walk the walk. I am not concern with him. Patrick is nothing than a factor in Collet. The factor is my candidacy coming into offer people hope. People have already made up their minds, and people are asking me where is Patrick Faber and they are waiting patiently for him. Patrick, you know why you cannot show your face in Collet division, but I'd like to invite you minister, come take a walk with me on those London bridges. Come and hear what the people that you have disenfranchise think about you and come Election Day, I am projecting a very high voter turnout because people cannot wait to vote out a very petty, vindictive area representative."
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