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  • 7 months ago
TPP leader and Chief Secretary Farley Augustine dismisses talk from the Opposition PNM, that the Tobago People's Party (TPP) is an arm of the UNC. Mr. Augustine sat down with TV6'S Elizabeth Williams, in the party's lead up to the January 12thTHA election.
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00:00Why should the people of Tobago choose Mr. Farley Chavez-Augustin for a second term?
00:07It's more than choosing Farley Chavez-Augustin. It's choosing a team.
00:13When we look at all the teams offering themselves in this election,
00:18I believe strongly that we have the best team, best qualified, best in terms of experience.
00:26We have provided the most solid plans for the next four years.
00:34And I believe on those grounds, we are the best team to be picked for the next four years.
00:40Some are saying that the TPP is an arm of the UNC. What is your view on that?
00:46You know, since I got into politics, I've been accused of being an arm of the UNC.
00:52I got into politics in late 2016. For the first time in my life, I got into active politics.
01:01You know, before that, I was sort of in the background.
01:02But I got into active politics in late 2016, and it was said then that the TPP was an arm of the UNC.
01:10As a matter of fact, that year, we saw flyers stuck up all over Rocksboro that were made by somebody alleging such.
01:20When we got to the elections of 2021, I remember us having an event at James Park.
01:28And the next day, all around James Park was littered with posters with the faces of Mrs. Pasad Bissessa and Mr. Duke,
01:38alleging that at the time we were arm of the UNC.
01:42And now it is, again, it is just an old trick, hoping to jump up fears.
01:49It is also in the Tobago space, hoping to, not just jump up fears, but fears of xenophobia.
01:55And also a subtle way of introducing race politics to Tobago.
01:59We won't wait.
02:06We won't wait.
02:10We won't wait.
02:12We will leave it in a señ.
02:17We'll fight.
02:17We won't wait.
02:20We won't wait.
02:21We won't wait.
02:22We won't wait for where we are now.
02:23We won't wait.
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