The 2008 General election was a historic one in many ways.  The present NDC government used the five years (2003-2008) and the election campaign to concoct lies and propaganda to tarnish the image of the leadership of the NNP government. We saw certain key persons in the Trade Union Movement, the media, the NGO community, the religious community, the Legal Profession, and medical Profession all launching attack against the NNP leadership and promoting the NDC.

Every project and programme initiated by the NNP government was attacked with the sole objective of preventing them or lessening its positive impact for the country. The National Stadium, the Cruise Ship Port, the Port Louis Development, the Levera Project, the Grand Bacolet Project, the Imani Programme, the Debushing Programme, the food basket programme, the school books and uniform programme, the Transportation Scheme and many more  came up  for serious attack by the opposition.

The character of Peter De Savoury, Mr. Cohen of the Calivigny Island Project, and many others were all brought into disrepute. A number of Grenadians who were perceived to be supporters of the government were also attacked by the NDC in the most vicious way during this period.  The NDC did not care if the country suffered or if the individuals and their families suffered, they had one goal, which was to bring down the Keith Mitchell administration and to get it’s leader out of the political race.  The kind of nasty attack meted out at the political leader of the NNP and the false accusations made even when facts were available to the contrary shows that the NDC was willing to stick to its objective at any cost and was very successful at using individuals in strategic places to work in on its behalf to spread the propaganda and lies.  It is only unfortunate that many persons including some NNP supporters were mislead and they are only now realizing this.

It is not strange that after the NDC achieved it’s first objective, that it is so eager to achieve its second objective (to get Dr. Mitchell out of the political race), that it is forgetting it’s primary responsibility, which is to govern the country.  To the detriment of the Grenadian population, the behavior displayed by the NDC while it was in opposition continues in government.  The NDC is doing everything directly and indirectly through its operatives, to destroy the image of the leadership of the NNP. The resultant effects on the country‘s economic prospect is now there for all to see.  Investors are not willing to invest in a country governed by individuals whose one purpose is to destroy and not to build. There are certainly better places where they can go to invest without that hassle and the attack.

Looking back at the election campaign we saw a number of the key persons promoting the NDC and attacking the NNP government.  It is now clear to all, the true motive and the reason they were so eager to get NNP out of office.  It is also now clearer to see, the kind of role that some persons were playing silently behind the scene. 

The list of such persons receiving appointments in the 100 days is long:

•	William Joseph is now Director of Tourism (advisor to Tourism from July 14th, 2008), replacing the competent Jocelyn Sylvester-Gairy.
•	Aaron Moses is an advisor to the Prime Minister effective July 14th, 2008
•	Mr. Phillip Alexander is another advisor to the Prime Minister effective July 14th, 2008
•	Faye Thompson is now an Executive Assistant to the Minister for Housing and Public Affairs Executive to the Prime Minister’s Office effective July 14th, 2008
•	Vincent Roberts IT coordinator in the Prime Minister’s Office effective July 14th, 2008
•	Nigel Noel Security Coordinator to the Office of the Prime Minister effective July 14th, 2008
•	Margaret Payne is the Prime Minister’s Liaison Officer-Attache to the Office of the Prime Minister effective July 14th, 2008
•	Richard Simon is now Press Secretary to the present Prime Minister effective July 14th, 2008
•	Ferron Lowe, a lawyer, is now an advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture effective July 14th, 2008
•	Ingrid Rush is now Food Security Coordinator in the Ministry of Agriculture effective July 14th, 2008
•	Kenrick Fullerton who abandoned a constituency he won is now rewarded for his work in the campaign and is an advisor in the Ministry of Youth & Sport effective July 14th, 2008
•	Osborne James is now Road Coordinator in the Ministry of Works effective July 14th, 2008
•	Franka Bernadine who was allowed to accompany the OAS Election team which monitored the elections is now Minister of Education
•	‘Pastor’ Simon is now Chairman of the Housing Authority
•	Ann Peters is now a Senator and Junior Minister for Health
•	Joan Purcell who said she is finished with politics is now President of the Senate
•	Joseph Granger now holds a key position in the Ministry of Agriculture
•	Anderson Matheson a teacher who appeared on the political platform, is now an advisor

Six advisors when the Prime Minister said there were only three. The list goes on and on.  They were all ‘singing for their supper’.