Roberts Threatens to Reveal Damning Details on Bain if Pushed
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Former Coalition of Independents member Wellington Roberts said he would reveal damning details about the party if members persist in criticizing his decision to leave and support the Progressive Liberal Party.
“I ain’t tell the full story. If I tell the full story, the wall of Jericho will come crumbling down,” Roberts warned.
When Roberts initially resigned from the COI, he cited health, safety, and financial concerns after receiving the nomination to run for the party in the North Andros and the Berry Island constituency.
However, on Monday, Roberts insisted there were other reasons why he left the party, “that I would not mention at this time.”
Since the move to leave the party, Roberts has received backlash on social media with many calling him a “traitor.”
Roberts said on Monday during a social media live, “I ain’t tell the full story yet. I am begging you and your organization to leave me alone. The slick jeers, the slick comments…you’ll leave me alone.”
He spoke directly to Bain, “Talk to them, because you’ll control them. They are you’ll ‘blackanites,’ ‘COInites,’ ‘Lincolnites.’ Talk to them. Leave me alone. Let sleeping dogs lie. I ain’t tell the full story.”
Why it matters
Roberts was considered an influential member of the third-party COI before his resignation. He garnered a large number of social media followings as he worked with Bain to expose “corruption” that they said are in the governing party and the PLP.
On the day of his resignation, he was seen dressed in a PLP shirt standing with Opposition Leader Philip Davis, while campaigning for the party.
Roberts said he now supports the PLP’s candidate for the North Andros and the Berry Islands Leonardo Lighbourne
