THE rapidly deteriorating credibility of the Colwyn Harding story again raises serious questions about the integrity of the Chairman of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Nigel Hughes. 

For a while now, Hughes’ involvement in questionable transactions countrywide remains appalling to a large section of our population.
In another of the contradicting twists, there is developing information about the concoction of the results in the so-called independent medical examination of Harding. Observation of suspicious, unusual and unprofessional activities by the doctor who supposedly carried out an examination to deliberately arrive at skewed results in favour of Harding is noted. It is known that the doctor who conducted this examination once sat on the Opposition benches as a PNC parliamentarian.
To be selectively secretive about the doctors, their professional competence and experience to perform such examinations lends to greater suspicion as to the motive of Nigel Hughes.
Sections of the media seem to be aiding and abetting the politically–driven conspiracy agenda by neglecting the many questionable, contradictory and conflicting aspects of this matter, as a means of fulfilling its responsibility to provide creditable information to the public.
The credibility of Harding’s story has been widely challenged, particularly since his report about the alleged rape came two months after it was said to have occurred, and at a time when he was being pursued on criminal charges. Even the story of witnesses seems to be concocted as one man already claimed he was set up to become a witness.
It is amazing that Nigel Hughes would stop at nothing in his quest to achieve sinister political objectives, even if he has to manufacture fiction and controversy. I share the view that Nigel Hughes’ modus operandi may very well represent desperation on his part to boost his popularity and chances in the AFC, except to say this must not be at the expense of morality, integrity and credibility.

DEXTER GLASGOW