Inos said he and the governor are very positive about the future because they see challenges as an opportunity.
He said these challenges will make them better public servants and motivate them to work harder.
“That is what we want to do — to help the public,” he added.
“I think we’ll make a good team and we will continue to find opportunities to bring about some major changes to our economy,” Inos said in an interview during the Covenant Party’s gathering at the Seaman’s Restaurant in Lower Base last night.
Inos, the ruling party’s chairman, said their campaign will not “put the other candidates down.”
What they will emphasize is their ability “to move forward in improving the lives of our people.”
“We are not going to speak for the other guys. We are going to speak only for ourselves,” he said.
Inos said he and the governor have the experience, the skills, the commitment and determination needed by the CNMI in this time of crisis.
For his part, Fitial said the CNMI needs someone like Inos who understands financing and numbers.
“He’s smart with numbers,” the governor said, referring to his running mate.
The governor’s special assistant for administration, Esther Fleming, said Inos will help ensure the implementation of major policies.
The CNMI’s economic prospects are not bright, but in the last three years, the governor and Inos “did all they could do in order for us to say afloat,” she said.
Covenant Party vice president Alvaro Santos said Fitial and Inos will make a perfect team.
He said Inos is very well- rounded person, very experienced and “knows money matters inside out.”
Inos, he added, works very harmoniously with the governor.
Fitial and Inos will formally announce their team up on March 24, Covenant Day.
The other candidates for governor are former Sen. Juan T. Guerrero, a Democrat running as an Independent; former Sen. Ramon S. Deleon Guerrero, a former Reform Party member running as an Independent; former Gov. Juan N. Babauta; and Rep. Heinz S. Hofschneider.
Babauta and Hofschneider will face each other in the Republican primary this June.
