What exactly are the DUP asking people to vote for? - Nicholl
Ulster Unionist South Antrim assembly candidate Stephen Nicholl has called on the DUP to treat the people of Northern Ireland with respect and give them an answer honest answer to an honest question – ‘will the DUP share power on March 26?’
In a statement, Mr Nicholl said: “Just after the Sinn Fein policing motion we had one prominent DUP MP paraded before the media saying the DUP will not be found wanting when it comes to sharing power with Sinn Fein. Gregory Campbell is in Sunday’s papers saying power sharing on the 26th March won’t happen.
“Now we have DUP candidate in South Antrim Mel Lucas telling a local newspaper that Sinn Fein are ‘not going to get into government’.
Confusion reigns with some DUP candidates supporting power-sharing, some opposing it. What is the Party’s definitive position? If the DUP have no intention of sharing power on the 26th March, regardless of Sinn Fein movement, then the public should be told.
It is clear that the DUP want to go through the election without making any commitments, decisions, or explaining what the outworking of their ‘strategy’ is. This can’t be the Fair Deal they were promising, because there’s nothing fair about that.
He added: “How can the DUP make a positive contribution to devolved government when they’re confused about whether they even want it in the first place? And if power-sharing is coming they’re still confused about when it should arrive.
How can a Unionist party really be so divided on the idea of administering power on behalf of British citizens within the framework of devolved government within the United Kingdom?
For some DUP members, the Party’s St Andrews Agreement consultation process is still ongoing. Maybe the Party should just get on with making a clear decision about it they’re asking people to vote for?”