Basseterre, St. Kitts - Leader of the People's Action Movement (PAM), Lindsay Grant has congratulated his former Harvard colleague Barak Obama, on becoming the first black American to be sworn in as President of the United States of America.
Grant said "I am touched by the moment. Today is indeed an historic occasion…not just for the United States of America but for the world at large."
I did not believe for a moment that in my generation, a black person would hold the highest position, the highest office in the United States of America," the PAM leader added.
Grant, a graduate of Harvard University said that when both he and President Obama walked the halls of the University some nineteen (19) years ago, he did not believe that either of them would have ended up in politics in almost the same period.
"…time is really a magnificent thing because nineteen years ago when we, that is Obama and I walked the hallowed halls of Harvard University, Harvard Law School, neither of us knew then,…what …our destiny would be."
But the PAM leader is The PAM leader said he hopes that after all the celebrations and euphoria have died down, that the Caribbean would see some benefits coming to it from the presence of a black man in the
When asked about possible similarities between himself and his former classmate Obama, as he prepares for a general election this year, Grant said he believes that Obama fought for the same things that he is fighting for.
"Its equality, justice and a fairness for all, and that we are all equal in the nation state. That's what I'm fighting for. I'm fighting for the fact that I'm trying to reach out across partisan lines for the better and the good of St. Kitts & Nevis."
"Today the 20th of January, 2009, he is now president of the United States of America [and] in this very same year, who knows I might very well be the Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis."
"I feel a sense that his moment is now and my moment is now. I feel a sense of destiny and only time will tell."
-ENDS-
