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Pleased at the Prime Minister\u2019s admission of difficulties in his government\u2019s BTC takeover bid, the opposition reminded him of their prediction it would go nowhere.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the FNM branded the attempt to regain a controlling interest in the telecoms company \u201cPrime Minister Christie\u2019s fool\u2019s errand\u201d and said they are not surprised it didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not surprised that the Prime Minister has come to the sad conclusion that his team of negotiators will have to throw in the towel,\u201d said the party in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis conclusion is better late than never. He should have been at this position a long time ago, but we appreciate that the Prime Minister does not like to take advice from Bahamians.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are at least gratified that this piece of education has not had to come with a hefty price tag to the Bahamian people.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cPerhaps he will listen to good advice from the FNM this time: the FNM would like to suggest to him that his \u2018cry baby, woe is me\u2019 approach has been something of an embarrassment.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen he stands on the steps of the seat of governmental power in the country and whines about the poor service he is getting from BTC, as if he is a \u2018Joe blow\u2019 member of the public, he is diminishing his office and making all of us look feckless and silly.<\/p>\n
\u201cFurthermore he is behaving as if he is suffering from amnesia. We remind the Prime Minister that he is not powerless. We remind him that as head of the government, he controls 49 per cent of the shares in BTC. That gives him a lot of clout.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThose shares give him seats on the board and the ability to knock heads and kick butts until he gets some satisfaction about how and when services in BTC will improve. Enough of the cry baby stuff. Use your authority PM and demand some accountability,\u201d the party said.<\/p>\n
\u201cURCA appears to have spent more time finding a way to give one regulated entity a rate increase than it has in seeking to ensure that average BTC customers \u2013 including our sobbing Prime Minister \u2013 get value for their precious dollars. Both the Prime Minister and URCA need to step up,\u201d the opposition party said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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