00:00Although Stuart Young has been selected by the PNM MPs in the House of Representatives
00:05to be the replacement for Dr Keith Rowley, who will resign as Prime Minister before his term ends,
00:11a date for this resignation is still up in the air.
00:14Opposition leader Kamala Prasad Bisasa is against the process used at a parliamentary caucus
00:19where Young and Penelope Beckles offer themselves up for the position,
00:23and Young won with 11 versus 9 votes.
00:27What goes on in the PNM, that is their business.
00:30But you must respect the democracy and the rule of law.
00:36And we should not stomach someone picking out his gopher to name him his successor.
00:43The PNM must choose the next Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago in a free and fair election.
00:50Prasad Bisasa is raising other concerns pertaining to the suitability of Young for the post.
00:56Among them, she cites the incident in which his ex-stepdaughter, Christiana Sanka,
01:02was arrested and charged by police for possession of drugs and guns in a $3.8 million bust.
01:08But that's not all, as she makes yet another allegation.
01:13Young's brother, his company, remember that?
01:18NCB Global Finance was given state funds, you know how much?
01:23$4 billion taxpayer dollars.
01:26She also notes instances where Young has had to recuse himself from the cabinet.
01:31How many times? Over 101 times.
01:36Do you understand why you recuse yourself from a meeting of the cabinet?
01:40Some of you do, and if you don't let me explain, because it's very important,
01:44it means that you have a conflict of interest of the decision being taken in the cabinet.
01:51So he walks outside, the friends and family of the M.B. sit down there,
01:55the 12 of them who vote for him today, they sit down inside that cabinet and say,
01:59yes, go ahead with that contract, go ahead with whatever it is, go ahead.
02:04He runs back inside, sits down in the cabinet, the door spins again, and Forrest walks out.
02:13And then again, they sit together and they say, yes, agreed.
02:17This building approved, that contract approved, that is a revolving door,
02:21this whole cabinet is sucking this country dry, and we must make sure to vote them out,
02:27we have to vote them out.
02:29Pasad Bisasa has this to say to Prime Minister Rowley.
02:32And I say today again, we demand, Rowley, according to JJ, go now.
02:39If you're going, just go, just go, just go and call the election now.
02:43What are you hanging about for?
02:45Dr. Rowley has stated on more than one occasion that the person selected to succeed him,
02:50who at this time is young, will be responsible for providing an election date.
02:55Alicia Boucher, TV6 News.
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