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  • 8 months ago
Five political parties are in the running for the Tunapuna seat, one of the key marginal constituencies in the 2025 general election. However incumbent MP Esmond Forde is putting the other candidates on notice, that Tunapuna is faithful to the PNM. Rynessa Cutting reports.
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00:00It's a five-way battle for Tunapuna this general election, with some familiar faces
00:07and some political newbies in the mix.
00:09However, incumbent MP Esmond Ford says he's certain that Tunapuna is faithful to the PNM.
00:16So from Takarigua to Maracas, from Acono to El Dorado, from Cora to Orsanville, call the
00:22street, find out from the other individuals if it's Acono Street.
00:26Where's Starchase?
00:27Where's Starch Lane?
00:28Where's El Choro?
00:29Where's Acono?
00:30Where's Green Hill?
00:31Where's Shaker Lane?
00:32The zone?
00:33You may probably know the zone, but I say no more.
00:34As I said, the campaign is about us and not them.
00:35We are confident of a PNM victory in Tunapuna.
00:36Yes, we are!
00:37Yes, we are!
00:38Yes, we are!
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00:41Yes, we are!
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00:47Yes, we are!
00:48Yes, we are!
00:49Yes, we are!
00:51Do I still need to answer?
00:53Again, this is only a portion of the crowd, right?
00:56But again, Tunapuna has always been faithful to the PNM and PNM has always been faithful
01:02to Tunapuna.
01:03Ford was speaking after filing his nomination papers at the Upper El Dorado Community Centre.
01:09Tunapuna is covered at presently, where we have the various sirens, where we have the
01:14various monitors, where it's on screen in order to pick up for crime.
01:17Again, if the candidate that you all are speaking about who's supposed to be popular,
01:21I think he was a policeman for many years.
01:24What has he done?
01:25What is he going to bring to the table now?
01:27We have been working in Tunapuna.
01:29Crime has been done.
01:30We have been having a series of community meetings right here at this community centre
01:34at Hillview College.
01:35We have had meetings in churches in order to bring to the people what we are going to
01:40do about crime.
01:41Moments earlier, the UNC's Raj Alexander completed the nomination process and had emerged
01:47with promises of safety and security for all.
01:52I left a place where I was comfortable, watching, but not satisfied.
02:02And I know that I can and I will make a difference, make a change to ensure safety and security
02:10returns to this good nation.
02:13So Mr Alexander, is it that if the UNC wins, you have been given the assurance of the National
02:17Security Minister post?
02:20Well, my leader has spoken to me and she told me, you know back in the day when I was a
02:24police assistant and she told me something?
02:27Well, she told me something.
02:29What I would like to tell you is this.
02:32We'll work together as a team to ensure the safety and security of this nation.
02:37Also filing nomination papers today was Tunapuna native, the NTA's Savita Pair, who is also
02:43pledging to make safety top of the agenda if elected.
02:47Well, in terms of safety and security, you will totally understand my political leader
02:51background, right?
02:53Being one of the best COP that have passed through Trinidad and Tobago.
02:57So you know we are well equipped to be able to deal with safety and as well to be able
03:02to deal with safety in Tunapuna.
03:04Meantime, the Trinidad Humanity Campaign is urging the population to give the smaller
03:09parties a fighting chance.
03:12So we have about half the electorate that does not vote for whatever reason.
03:17So we are here to ask you to come out, exercise your civic duty, cast your vote for whoever
03:22your choice is, but please listen to all your candidates, look at all the parties.
03:27Makayla Pandey's Patriotic Front is also vying for the Tunapuna seat, bringing the total
03:32number of parties contesting the Tunapuna seat to five.
03:36We consistently vote parties out in Trinidad and Tobago.
03:40If you desire real change from real people, vote for the heart, vote for change, not exchange.
03:47Vote for the Patriotic Front.
03:49Renassa Cutting, TV6 News.
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