Independent Liberal Party leader Jack Warner is accusing Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar of using fired Senate President and Third Force Movement chairman Timothy Hamel-Smith to split votes in the September 7 general elections.
"That is not a third force. That is an attempt by Persad-Bissessar to use these political guys who have been fired to try and split the votes in some constituencies and she fails to understand that this would not succeed," Warner said yesterday during a walkabout at the Egypt Village housing development in Endeavour, Chaguanas.
"There is a lot of anger out there and people are very angry at this Government. And that's why nobody takes them seriously. That's why they call them the third farce." The sentiment was echoed by Opposition leader Dr Keith Rowley during a political meeting last week as the Third Force launched its public campaign.
Warner also accused the Government of being desperate, saying it was "so desperate" that its members were looking like "idiots.""So the Third Force is one such example and during the course of time there will be others which I shall expose this week," he said.Warner is scheduled to hold a press conference tomorrow to discuss matters of national concern.
During his walkabout, Warner greeted residents and handed out flyers and free copies of the Sunshine newspaper.He also reminded residents that since some of them were new to the area they had to change their addresses in order to vote.But Joyce Padarath, who is in her 80s, admitted she was yet to decide which party to vote for.
"I still have to see. I have not made up my mind as yet," she told the T&T Guardian.At Wheaton Avenue, Egypt Village, resident Courtney Nichols warmly shook Warner's hand and invited him into his home to briefly chat which his mother.On the ILP's chance of an election victory, Nichols said, "Everybody has a chance. Once there is a good foundation is place and with proper ideas there is always a good chance."
However, he said the main problem plaguing the country was corruption.Nichols said he recently moved into his home and so far he was pleased, especially since there were frequent police patrols in the area.