(EDITOR’S NOTE: We already know that Dr. Hubert Minnis has exercised a high degree of irresponsibility during his four-plus years as Prime Minister and that he is the worst Prime Minister in the history of The Bahamas, but either he is also an unmitigated liar or the results of the advance poll have been “leaked” to him, which is reason for an immediate criminal investigation.)
NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis claimed yesterday that he has been “reliably informed” of his party’s victory at the advance polls, EYEWITNESS NEWS reported in its online publication on Saturday, September 11.
Minnis was speaking at the Free National Movement’s drive-in rally in Cat Island, and also made the claim later that day at another rally in San Salvador.
“I’ve been reliably informed that in the advance poll, the FNM has taken the advance polls, and I know on Thursday we will take the rest and Cat Island is ours,” he said.
Some two hours later in San Salvador, Minnis said: “We just had the advance poll. I can report tonight that I’ve been assured that the FNM has won the advance poll.”
Thursday’s advance polls became chaotic at some stations where procedural challenges like bottlenecking collided with poor adherence to COVID-19 social distancing protocols and inadequate provisions to accommodate the elderly and disabled.
There were also concerns raised about the sealing of ballot boxes at some polling stations.
Acting Parliamentary Commission Lavado Duncanson told Eyewitness News that the post mortem on how the day went is still ongoing, with plans to make much-needed improvements.
In his letter, Deputy National Coordinator of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Valentine Grimes contended that “unintentional but serious errors” took place that could threaten the integrity of the September 16 vote if not corrected. See complete article in EYEWITNESS NEWS at https://ewnews.com/pm-says-reliably-informed-fnm-won-advance-poll?fbclid=IwAR0m9-g_xRKE5epLFQoOMKrbxkiahV2HLXYQl8ZNuvUp_CQkNG770cf0dZQ
