Marigot:--- Territorial Councilor Noreen Brooks made clear that the hypocrisy that existed in the opposition has to be addressed. Brooks was responding to questions on the status of Territorial Councilor Louis Mussington who was not present at the press conference called by the RRR.
During the past year it is clear Mussington when speaking to the media is doing so under his political party (The Movement for the Advancement of the People. M.A.P). Brooks said the MAP does not have any seat in the territorial council and if Mussington is no longer part of the RRR then he should give back the seat to the RRR and move on. She openly called on leader of the RRR Alain Richardson to address the matter since this is of utter importance and the hypocrisy must end. "our people deserve better, they elected the RRR and not the MAP".
Brooks said it is time that the party put aside hypocrisy and handle the matter professionally. She said the RRR received six seats in the 2007 election and if there is anyone in the council representing MAP then that person should leave and make room for the other person in line in RRR to take up the seat.
Brooks said if Richardson was in Mussington place and vise versa he Mussington would have thrown out Richardson. Brooks further explained that Mussington must resign if he does not intend to be part of the RRR. She felt the island people deserve better and Mussington should stop his hypocrisy when he representing the people. "you cannot be speaking on behalf of the MAP in the council and on other related issues under the MAP. The MAP does not have a seat" Brooks said.
She said the opposition needs to bond stronger so that they can fully represent the people's interest and the affair of Mussington must be dealt with now.
Territorial Councilor Guillaume Arnell said that the people are not naïve and its time the matter pertaining to Mussington be addressed. He said while he does not intend to speak on behalf of Richardson since he is an independent person it is clear to everyone the MAP was not elected.
