THE Arnold-Dave 2022 independent gubernatorial campaign team and other supporters will welcome Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios and his wife, Wela, when they arrive at the Francisco C. Ada/Saipan International Airport on Saturday at around 8:40 a.m.
Palacios was discharged from Queens Healthcare Center in Honolulu, Hawaii where he was transported in June, but was advised to stay in Honolulu for follow-up check-ups.
The lt. governor was testifying in court on May 31, 2022 “when a pre-existing back condition was exacerbated requiring immediate medical attention.”
In an interview, the Arnold-Dave 2022 campaign chairman, former Speaker Oscar M. Babauta, said the other candidates on the AD 2022 slate, their families and supporters will gather at the Saipan airport on July 16, at 8 a.m., to welcome back Palacios and his wife.
Babauta said he and the entire AD Team are elated to know that their gubernatorial candidate is heading back to the island.
He said Palacios has fully recovered and is ready to come back and talk to the people of the Commonwealth about the AD 2022 Team’s plans for the CNMI. The lt. governor’s running mate is Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang.
Babauta said the AD supporters will line up along Airport Road with signs welcoming the arrival of Palacios and the second lady.
“We want to show him we’re up and ready and very active in the campaign,” Babauta said.
In a statement earlier this month, Palacios said, “I feel great, and everything is fine. We [just] need to make sure these things don’t happen again.”
He said he and Mrs. Palacios are also very grateful to the community members for their continued prayers and support.
Supporters of the independent gubernatorial tandem of Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios and Saipan Mayor David M. Apatang participate in a roadside waving activity on June 30, 2022 on Beach Road in San Jose.
