Leader of the Opposition in parliament and former Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says there are times when he feels he should leave politics because of the impact it has on his family.
Speaking about his role as political leader of the United Workers Party (UWP) and opposition leader in parliament at a recent prayer, praise, and worship event, Chastanet acknowledged that his job isn’t always easy.
According to him, “when people ask why am I in politics… sometimes (and) I have to be honest, I’d like to leave. There are times I want to leave because I see the impact it has on my family, but I stay because it nurtures me as a person.”
“I don’t know what I would feel or how I would be if I knew I could help somebody and I didn’t do it. It’s tough sometimes because you ask yourself ‘some people do they really want to be helped?’ because when you speak to them you know that they are lying to you,” he said.
The event which was held at the Vigie Multi-Purpose Complex, focused on the importance of prayer and the need to rid the country of unsavoury criminal elements.
I get the feeling; I’m not, neither do I ever wish to be an elected member of St. Lucia politics. I saw many years ago the inherent dangers in a St. Lucia that I doubted could stand and support itself, eager like others to go for Independence from Britain; Martinique and Guadalupe did not go for independence from France, look at them today, a heck of a lot being managed than any of the former British Colonies. St. Lucia for a long time has been badly managed. She is forever have to go hat-in-hand for scruples from other nations; A very badly managed Legal, Policing, Court and security system that has created an atmosphere of fear, an overwhelmed Medical system, a historical murder rate with murderers mixed with other Inmates of much lesser crime. the whole so called ‘Country’ is a rotten mix of individual political opportunists, take a look at the Cabinet, it tells you everything. It would take a miracle to get out of this situation. I Pray a Blessing for the poor. Amen.
NEUVA SAYS
Fox my man! You nailed it, to further elaborate on your unique observation let me say St. Lucia had no business being independent when all it does is panhandle, begging for bones, the so-called elected leaders for the past decade have been blind beggars acting like kids playing at a tea party with dummy stuff dolls.
They fight among themselves for the bigger piece of the pie and scrabble with name-calling lies, and deceit, no wonder this country St. Lucia is in a shit hole with murders by the score, still they fight and scrabble among themselves instead of standing tall and being true heroes to the cause, asleep at the wheel they are, let me tell you what they are not, truthful no, lazy yes, greedy yes, innovative thinkers no, bossy yes, fresh, yes, stupid yes, brilliant no, those are the people who have represent a failing Island, captain the ship is sinking.
The biggest heartache of all is that the Island produce and has among those failures people of true grit and brilliant top-notch sons and daughters, however, they are not given a chance to shine, and we all know why?.