And the man in this case is OJ Elrington. While many big shots in the UDP did support him, his uncle Wilfred didn't.
Wilfred Elrington congratulated his nephew on his win but admitted that he didn't support OJ in any way.
Hon. Wilfred Elrington, Minister of Foreign Affairs
"I wish him all the best, politics is a tremendous amount of sacrifice, many times we do not think about it but it is a tremendous amount of sacrifice especially for people who are not independently wealthy, it is a tremendous undertaking and I wish him all the best."
Courtney Weatherburne
"Were you behind him, were you supporting him fully?"
Hon. Wilfred Elrington
"To be honest I had absolutely nothing to do with it, I did not even give him a cent in terms of contributions, I personally was not involved at all, at all, at all."
"I have been completely neutral in all these conventions, I try to stay very, very neutral."
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