Chaguanas West constituents have expressed sadness over the arrest of their Member of Parliament Jack Warner on allegations of corruption and now want to know if this means that they will stand unrepresented in Parliament. When T&T Guardian visited the area yesterday there were mixed reactions to the news of his arrest in connection with the US Government probe into corruption in Fifa. However, the majority of people said they were shocked and saddened.
Sahadeo Ramroop, 68, of Charlieville, Chaguanas, described Warner as a kind-hearted man who went out of his way to help people. “He would take out money from his own pocket and help people. Some of them he built houses for. “He real fix up the constituency with nice roads, box drains and recreation grounds. Does this mean now that his seat will become vacant? Well if he is on corruption charges, well, that’s his business, he will have to see about himself.
“It is something that everybody would feel sad for him but he will now have to go and prove himself innocent if he is,” he said. Felicity resident Surujday Basdeo, 65, also attested to Warner’s kind-heartedness. “I met him personally and he is a very nice man. He helped bury two of my relatives because they were dirt poor and we couldn’t afford to bury them. I sorry for him and I hope he get out some how.”
Another resident of Cacandee Road, who wished not to be identified, bluntly said he never liked Warner as a candidate and representative for the constituency because of all the allegations of fraud which loomed over his head. “I never supported Jack. He was too good to be true,” the resident said. Dularie Jaikaran, 60, said her heart goes out to Warner and his entire family.
“I am sure they are going through a tough time now because that kind of allegation is very serious. I can’t say nothing bad about him. He was good to the people of Felicity.” Another man, Ramesh Bandll, said he did not really care what happened to Warner. “He ain’t mean nothing to me, nah. He will have to face whatever now,” he said.