Deleon Guerrero, a former senator, said his straightforward management style and strong sense of right and wrong are among his ticket’s greatest assets.
He said over the years, he has watched CNMI leaders do the same things over and over again and not the actions that the people have been waiting for a long time.
He said he has observed from the “backseat” how the people continue to suffer.
The majority, he said, will soon speak.
He said he decided to run because he knows how bad the people of the CNMI are now suffering.
“And there are a lot of solutions that we put in our platform that will solve the problems we have today,” he said.
People should stop politics from interfering with pressing issues like utility woes and the Retirement Fund debt, said Deleon Guerrero, a former executive director of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.
“It is about time that we need to change and do it right. And mostly, the grassroots level people are the ones suffering. They cannot afford to pay their CUC bills, and we know there’s a solution for that,” Deleon Guerrero said.
For his part, Borja said those who underestimate their team have to “re-look within themselves.”
He said the people who are in doubt should first ask themselves if they will be in a better or worse situation after the election.
He said he and Deleon Guerrero want to make the voters realize the need for change.
There are so many ideas coming from the public, but the leaders are not listening, the former education commissioner said.
“Our camp has the philosophy that solutions come from within — from the people,” Borja said.
He added that he and Deleon Guerrero are individuals who “walk the talk.”
The people’s pursuit of a decent living, Borja said, is hampered primarily by the fuel surcharge.
Those in office have failed to resolve the CNMI’s problems, he added.
Deleon Guerrero said he and Borja will speak up for the people.
Under his leadership, he assured that the people will be consulted.
“We need the input of the general public and we need a straightforward, clean and open government. We need to get rid of bribery and corruption,” he said.
“Are the people willing to do it all over again and do the same mistakes?” he asked.
