And while Mahler is an up and coming PUP candidate in Pickstock - Said Musa is the old general in Fort George. He told us (like 2 elections ago) that he was retiring but, at 73 - and four decades in the division, he's still in the game.
On election day only 43% of the registered voters in Fort George came out - and a reticent Musa said it is the cynicism of the electorate that's to blame:..
Sahar Vasquez, reporter
"What do you think attributes to the low voter count? Do you think it is the murders or just everything that has been happening?"
Rt. Hon. Said Musa, Former Prime Minister of Belize/Fort George Area Rep.
"People feel there it is too far gone now. There is nothing that I can do about it. This seems to be the attitude. SO yea some of us will stay home because nothing will change. In other words, they lose faith in the democratic process and that is a very dangerous trend. I regret it very much because if there is one thing going for Belize In our democratic tradition."
Sahar Vasquez
"It would be very fair to say that both parties aren't perfect. They both have things that have gone wrong. Do you think that would be the same for whoever wins this election?"
Rt. Hon. Said Musa
"Well, I think the PUP, we in the PUP have learnt a bit of lesson and I sense that we have been out in the wasteland for what 15 years? A drought exactly. The dessert for this period of time. I suspect and I know we are chasing it. I realize that we have to do things better."
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