When I first heard the news that Machel was found guilty the only thing that came to mind was what's next?I was amazed by the outcry from some of our citizens to jail him bearing in mind that this was his first offence, but I was even more amazed by the stance which bmobile took in standing by their main man. I was happy to see that Machel had at least one major sponsor in his corner who was willing to stand by him and not give in to pressure.
My thoughts immediately went back to Ravi B and his incident which took place at Skinner Park a few years ago. Ravi was later found guilty and all along the way Ravi's main sponsor Digicel stood by him.Now nothing could have prepared me for what came next. When I heard the news that Bmobile had dropped Machel and no longer will be his sponsor or be sponsoring any of his events, the only thing I could've done was shake my head.
What was the pressure that bmobile was under or who was pressuring bmobile to take this stance?I want to say to Machel, the Lord never gives you more than you could bear and you too, shall come out of this hole. Take a look at what Digicel did for Ravi B and what bmobile did to you.Machel, my advice to you is look towards Digicel, they know how to take care of their own.
Susan Williams
Tunapuna