Demagogy and alarmism

July 13 2018 (16:47 WEST)

Coalición Canaria in Arrecife has entered the campaign. And I don't say it, they have said it themselves in their last political meeting. And the proof that this time they are not lying is the cascade of press releases with statements that can only be described as demagogic and alarmist.

In the latest pre-election statement, for example, the government group is accused of mismanagement of the city's tourist and cultural activities. And they list a battery of issues without order or concert, a tangle of falsehoods, half-truths and accusations that only seeks to generate social tension and damage to the Socialist Party.

Well, let the nationalist leadership know that, much to their regret, public spaces are being revitalized, the totems contain the advertising of the latest exhibition, which opened last Friday at the "Agustín de La Hoz" House of Culture, the socio-cultural centers are being painted and renovated with furniture today, the Operating Room maintains its activity and celebrates its third anniversary this weekend, the 40 Pop Concert was held with enormous success a few dates ago, as the San Juan festival and the revitalization of the summer are progressing without setbacks, despite the difficulties facing the City Council.

On the other hand, it is unacceptable that those who have jumped from the municipal ship due to its extreme complexity, now dedicate themselves to criticizing those of us who have reaped the fruit of their bad government.

I am referring to the processing of cultural subsidies, whose possibility of payment in 2018 was saved in discount time, in the last bars of the month of December, because the responsible councilor, Rafael Juan González, did not process the justification of the files of the previous year.

Nor did he dedicate time to the payment of last year's Candlelight Concert once the applause and the photos of rigor were reaped; today we face its cancellation and, again, to work to settle a debt that should never have been generated.

The same thing happens with the hundreds of unprocessed invoices or the services and activities carried out outside of procedure that had to be managed later, which means a considerable increase in the workload, which must be compatible with the organization of daily cultural activity.

In my opinion, those who for purely political reasons, to guarantee the entry of the Popular Party as a government partner in the Cabildo and in exchange for securing a few comfortable positions in other administrations, have abandoned the responsibility for which they asked their electorate for the vote, have no moral strength for criticism.

Let's remember: As of today, of the original list of Coalición Canaria only the councilor Samuel Martín remains, released as spokesperson; the former councilor Ascensión Toledo is general director of Citizen Participation and charges the Government of the Canary Islands while the former councilor Rafael Juan González, is the first non-elected Cabildo councilor appointed in the Canary Islands, a dubious honor that involves direct designation, remuneration typical of a senior position and few responsibilities. Finally, the councilor Jacobo Lemes was compensated for his departure from the municipal government with an advisory contract, also in the first Corporation.

I think there is nothing more to add.

 

*Jimena Álvarez, Councilor for Culture in Arrecife and member of the PSOE.

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