Julius Espat Minces No Words on Late Cousin’s Disrespect

Cayo South Area Representative Julius Espat is the first cousin of the late Toledo East Area Rep. Mike Espat.  He is also an executive of the People’s United Party.  This morning, Espat did not hold back his thoughts and feelings regarding the untimely death of his relative, as well as what he considers to be an act of contempt and disrespect by C.E.O. Osmond Martinez when he openly announced his interest in challenging Mike Espat in the Toledo East constituency.  Here’s what the outspoken deputy leader had to say.

 

Julius Espat, Executive, People’s United Party

“He was disrespected.  His CEO went out to do something that was not authorized by the executive of the People’s United Party.  I am an executive member and nothing was told to us, and he was disrespected.  His dignity was taken away and that’s not good, for anybody.  As a nation, we have to look out for our elders.  We have to give them respect.  This man has won five times, six times.  This man beats us up in Cabinet whenever he comes or whenever ih sih we, nothing for himself.  Always for ih village, for ih people. He was disrespected and I stand by that and I called him and said, “Mike, what’s happening?”  And I could feel it in his… Mike noh emotional, I am, he isn’t.  But I sensed it, and my God, one week after that di man dropped dead.”

 

Isani Cayetano

“How do you reconcile that with one’s personal, political ambitions though because if we’re looking at what the CEO aspires to and how he went about it…”

 

Julius Espat

“The People’s United Party has rules and conventions are not open.  We haven’t even.  Today, we are having a meeting at two o’clock to decide if conventions will be open or not.  I wahn sih di cherry-picking, I really wahn see it.  But I called Mike and I said, “Mike, anybody that goes after you, I am willing to go with you to a convention and stand beside you.  Cayo South will stand with you.”  He said, “Bwai, di last man I think mi wahn call me and tell me that.”  I tell ahn, it’s a matter of principle, it’s a matter of respect, it’s a matter of dignity and if we can’t have that, we are lost.  That’s how I feel.”