WE MUST NOT LET ANY OUTSIDE FORCES IMPOSE THEIR WILL ON OUR COUNTRY THROUGH THE BACKDOOR
There is a constitutional barrier that The Bahamas must erect now—clear, unshakeable, and immune to loopholes: The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister must be indisputably, unquestionably BIRTHRIGHT Bahamians, born to Bahamian-born parents. Full stop. No reinterpretation, no technical escape hatches-this must be an absolute and clear standard for our leadership. Because if this nation fails to lock this in now, a day may come when naturalisations and technicalities threaten to erode the cultural roots that define us, sparking concern about our identity.
Other nations have already tightened their leadership requirements to protect their identity, sovereignty, and political continuity.
Why should The Bahamas be any less vigilant?
This is not about paperwork citizenship.
This is not about who contributes or participates.
This is about safeguarding the two highest offices from any long-term political engineering—whether planned or accidental—that could alter our country’s direction beyond recognition.
Our leadership must come from those shaped by this soil, this culture, this history—Bahamian by birth and lineage, fostering pride and a sense of duty among citizens.
If we fail to define this boundary now, we may face a constitutional crisis later—one we cannot reverse.
And so I say it plainly, loudly, and without apology:
It’s time to safeguard the future of The Bahamas.
It’s time to secure the Office of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister—before someone else secures it for us.
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