So, while the Opposition Leader had a lot to say to the Diplomatic Corps about what the PUP says is "the true state of the Nation", yesterday he couldn't tell us exactly when his party is going to launch their City Council slate for Belize City.
The March 2018 Municipal Elections are getting closer, and voters of Belize City, the UDP stronghold, still doesn't have an option from the PUP to consider as yet. So, we asked John Briceño what's the hold up, and here's what he had to say:
Hon. John Briceno - Leader of the Opposition
"As I've been saying, over and over, Daniel, and maybe you might not believe it, but we do have more than 10 candidates. But, for us, I know that Belize City is the garrison of the UDP. I mean, they have spent over 200 million dollars of our tax payer's money in Belize City, and they want to make sure that they have an impregnable fort. So, for us to be able to penetrate Belize City, to be able to break down that fort that they have, or to break down that garrison that they have built with that over 200 million dollars that they have spent over the past 9 years, we need to make sure that we have a good team. We have candidates. We have more than enough, but we want to make sure that we put that right balance, so that we can have a team that would have the credibility, that would have the experience, and that would have the love for their city, that they would be offering themselves for the right, a team that even you, Daniel, will probably vote for. So, that is why we are taking our time because we want to make sure that we get it right."
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