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Why is the PNM so anxious.. for there to be an Independence Day Parade?. It's the question being posed.. by Finance Minister Dave Tancoo, who.. in a TikTok video.. questions the Opposition's motives. But PNM chairman Marvin Gonzales.. has dismissed his claims as "ridiculous" ..and is warning the Minister.. not to drag the PNM into foolishness.
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00:00minister of finance dave tanku is doubling down on the government's decision to cancel
00:05the independence day celebrations amid reported threats to high-ranking officials
00:11in doing so he questioned the opposition's push for the event if we have established that there
00:16is a viable true a real security threat against high office holders in the country including
00:24members of the judiciary police service and prison service why is the pnm so anxious to have all of
00:30these individuals in one case who exactly is the pnm trying to facilitate the criminals
00:40ask yourself these very serious questions and these are not things that are happening by the way
00:44this is not just the pnm being as obstructionist as they always have been this is a real problem
00:51and the solution is obvious which is the solution that we have taken ridiculous is how pnm chairman
00:57marvin gonzalez describes the finance minister's statements i am however aghast and shocked
01:05that he would link the people's national movement to a conspiracy or supporting criminals
01:13who according to security services and intelligence might be plotting to kill certain state officials
01:25you would recall that when this state of emergency was announced it is the pnm that stood in the
01:34parliament and supported the state of emergency the extension of the state of emergency
01:39based on the fact that the police commissioner told the nation certain things and we took the police
01:47commissioner in our confidence he notes however the situation has since changed the pnm heard the
01:55commissioner of police going on public record recently stating that the threat which led to the declaration
02:04of a state of emergency in trinidad tobago has been neutralized he has said it key government officials have
02:13also gone on public record to say that the threat has been neutralized the government cannot have it
02:23its own way cannot have cannot speak from different side of their mouths
02:28you cannot be telling the population on one day that the threat has been neutralized continue in a state
02:36of emergency and then use the same threat that has been neutralized as reasons as to why you are
02:43cancelling the independence day parade and the fireworks it was recently revealed that a few government
02:50ministers have received threats against their lives defense minister wayne sturge is reported to be
02:56the latest target however gonzalez notes that government officials continue to host public gatherings
03:04the unc has been having their monday night forums and public meetings we have parties taking or
03:12taking place all over trinidad and tobago and then why is the unc dragging the pnm and making this very
03:20ridiculous accusation against the pnm on this particular issue it is absolutely ridiculous and he should be ashamed
03:29of himself renas a cutting tv6 news
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