United Progressive Party (UPP) Chair, D. Gisele Isaac, in a recent interview with Darren Matthew Ward on Twin Island Media, made strong statements regarding her role and integrity amidst ongoing criticisms following defections from the party.
Isaac firmly rejected any attempts to blame her for these developments, stating, “I am not going to take anybody’s shame or blame for myself. I will not do that.”
Isaac emphasized that she has consistently displayed both integrity and principle throughout her leadership, arguing that if others seek a scapegoat, she will not accept that position. “I have led by example,” she said, further adding that she has not exhibited the qualities of dishonesty or lack of integrity now being associated with the defections.
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In response to accusations linking her to past election losses, Isaac was resolute in setting the record straight. “First of all, I didn’t preside over the loss in 2014. I did not,” she declared.
Isaac then pointed to her instrumental role in the party’s resurgence, highlighting the impressive turnaround from a one-seat victory and just over 14,000 votes in 2018, to nearly securing a win in the most recent election.
She questioned why the blame for past losses seemed to rest on her shoulders, yet she was not given credit for the party’s significant progress. “How is it that the blame is mine, but no credit is mine?” she asked.
Isaac further elaborated on the challenges the UPP faced in its comeback, citing the difficulty of mounting an effective campaign from 2020 until the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“You think it was easy to campaign from 2020 until COVID officially ended? To wage a virtual campaign because we were stopped from doing everything else?” she questioned, underscoring the effort it took to mobilize the party during that period.
She expressed frustration that while the UPP’s performance in the last general election and a subsequent by-election is praised, her role is seemingly overlooked. “How is it that Gisele Isaac has no responsibility there?” she asked.
Isaac reiterated that any misbehavior or lack of principle within the party should not be attributed to her. “If people behave badly and show themselves lacking in integrity and principle, that’s not on account of Gisele Isaac,” she affirmed.
Instead, Isaac stands by her own integrity and principles, living by the example she sets for others. “I don’t ask people to do things that I would not do myself,” she stated with conviction.
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