Is Godfrey Smith to Blame for Arthur’s Removal?

Oswin Blease

Blease insists that in meetings with the four member investigating committee, the Executive was told that there was no evidence against Arthur Saldivar. The Belize Rural North Executive claims that the decision taken was instigated by one man in the Executive. They are pointing the finger squarely at the P.U.P.’s new National Campaign Manager, Godfrey Smith

Oswin Blease, PR Officer, BRN Executive

“There is no police report filed at the Police Station in relation to the Melonie Coye issue. All the allegations in relation to Arthur Saldivar’s behaviour on the media were merely on the basis of personal behaviour. We were thinking about this. Either he would have been called in to be reprimanded based on his behaviour, but to be removed with immediate effect from running as a candidate in Belize Rural North…definitely that is unfair and that is unfounded.”

Reporter

“Is that constitutional under the People United Party’s constitution?”

Oswin Blease

“You know what we believe? We believe that only one or two persons could have been responsible for that decision made today. It has to be a decision hold out by no other than Godfrey Smith, and probably a few others that might have been in support of him. But there is nothing there. We are upset, annoyed and we are saddened to be P.U.P. supporters for a decision that is made like this. We were made privy of this by some insiders already…that they brought in Godfrey Smith. Godfrey Smith was on the outside, but Godfrey Smith is a powerhouse in the P.U.P. that if he says that Arthur Saldivar should go…then either Arthur Saldivar goes or he walks. That is the position.”