Wil Maheia is Nominated as P.N.P.’s Toledo East Candidate

Amidst preparations for Hurricane Beryl, you may have missed that on Tuesday, the three candidates vying for the seat in Toledo East were officially nominated. They are Wil Maheia, of the People’s National Party, Doctor Osmond Martinez, of the People’s United Party, and Dennis Williams, of the United Democratic Party. On July seventeenth, one candidate will be selected as the Toledo East Area Representative. Today, we spoke with Wil Maheia to find out how he feels about placing his name on the ballot sheet as the day of the bye-election approaches.

 

Wil Maheia, P.N.P. Candidate, Toledo East

“That’s usually a great feeling to know that your name is on the ballot. You’re one of the persons that will more than likely be the representative for Toledo East. My people that came out and supported me, there are a wide range of people. And I believe that these people have faith in me, and that’s why they came out to support me, and it was so great to be out there, and for the first time, I believe in the history of nominations, that a so-called third party was the first party to get nominated, and again, that’s because of the leadership that I bring. These things also don’t happen, you have to speak up, and you have to try and get things done. I have been involved for a long time now. And I’m born and raised here in the Toledo district. So all my energies have been focused in the Toledo district, and I entered the race because I believe that I could contribute more than what I have already contributed to the Toledo district and especially to Toledo East. I decided to run as a member of the People’s National Party because I believe that Belizeans are just tired of the two-party system, and they want an alternative, and I believe that I’m a viable alternative. And you know, that’s one of the questions I’m asked the most. If you win, you’re only a one person party only candidate that would not be a P.U.P. or U.D.P. But I believe my record has shown that I can work across party lines. When the U.D.P. was in, I worked with them. When the P.U.P. is in, I have a really good relationship with them. I believe that the prime minister of this country is about forty people and will listen to whoever the people want. I believe that once elected, Me, I can work with this government to get things done and I’ve done that without being elected and I want to continue to do that.”