A CHURCH LEADER yesterday declared it was God who chose the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to lead the country at this time.
However, Reverend Stephen Gittens has warned the governing party that it must stamp out corruption, or else the same God would find someone else to do it.
Delivering the sermon on the final day of the BLP’s 80th annual conference at The Lodge School in St John, he told party faithful they had reason for celebration as they had found favour with God during the May 24 General Election.
“No matter how well your campaign machinery performed, no matter how brilliantly your strategies were implemented, it was God’s favour upon this party,” Gittens said.
“The political scientists might say it was a swing vote. The people may say it was a vex vote. But the priest will say it was God’s vote. God chose you. God picked you. God elected you.”
But while offering congratulations and blessings to the party which swept the Democratic Labour Party out of office 30-0, he urged the Government to adequately deal with recent revelations of corruption.
“There’s been a lot of talk about corruption. I believe the Barbadian public has heard enough and had enough talk as it relates to corruption. Barbadians need justice to be served and served with all its weight and grace. (AD)
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