The Tribune

By KHRISNA VIRGIL

Deputy Chief Reporter

kvirgil@tribunemedia.net

FREE National Movement West Grand Bahama and Bimini candidate Pakesia Parker-Edgecombe yesterday denied rumours that she has requested permission from party officials to withdraw her candidacy.

Mrs Edgecombe told The Tribune the claims were “absolutely not true at all.”

FNM Chairman Sidney Collie added that he believed the rumours, which were primarily circulated on Facebook, were “political mischief” in an attempt to “stir the pot”.

“Absolutely not (those claims are not true),” the FNM hopeful said when contacted yesterday. “Those are not true at all.

“Our campaign is going tremendously well and we are very encouraged by the feedback that we’ve been getting from the general public.”

She continued: “We are in it for the long haul and we will be here come Election Day, May 10.”

Meanwhile, Mr Collie said once the “fake news” went viral, even Mrs Edgecombe was “surprised.”

He said: “I think it’s social media stirring the pot, but I heard the rumour from yesterday (Tuesday). There isn’t anything true about it and it really is political mischief. She herself was surprised to hear about it. But the claims really are false.”

Mrs Edgecombe, a former ZNS news anchor in Freeport, was ratified and officially launched by the FNM last month. She also ran for the constituency in the 2012 general election but lost to incumbent Obie Wilchcombe.

She is now the managing partner of Match Point Communications and Investments.