By: Vigilante
We are all convinced that our beloved St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party couldn’t have been returned to power as it did with such a commanding victory were it not for the divine intervention of the Most High. When we thought we would win in 2020, and we did not, we said that we would leave God and His works alone. We said God’s time was not our time. Now that we have won, we want to forget God and let our carnal desire for revenge take full control of our actions. We used to pray all day for God’s guidance. We cannot stop praying — now more than ever we need to pray.
I’m so happy to see all the new ministers meeting and engaging with the members of staff of all their different ministries. That is what good leaders do. And they are still finding the time to meet with people outside of their ministries. Being ministers is a new role for almost all of our SKNLP leaders. While we expect them to hit the ground running, we must also expect them to tread with caution. The hearts of our SKNLP ministers seem to be in the right place right now. We can see that they want to fix all the evil that was taking place under Team Unity. But Rome was not built in a day. We don’t want plasters put on broken bones — we want real, long-lasting solutions.
This point is being hammered home to diehard Labour supporters like me since the victory last Friday. I am being told by my kith and kin that if Labour messes up, they have the X. As happy as they were to vote in Labour, they will be happy to vote them out too. It’s perform or get out. I like that because that will mean an end to transactional politics. We have to remember how we felt when we were victimized just because we supported Labour, and we must determine never to victimize anyone just because they do not support the SKNLP. If we want to be in power for the next twenty years, we must do the necessary groundwork now. And to hear how easy it was to source and import the MRI machine really makes us appreciate that certain people were all about enriching themselves and not about looking after the best interests of the citizens. All right-thinking people want what’s best for our beloved federation. Let us continue to support the caring, all-embracing HAND of Labour.