Labour deputy leader Toni Abela today hit back at the PN’s campaign against fuel and diesel prices by saying the Nationalist are incapable of understanding the progress made in the energy sector.
The more this government lowers energy tariffs, the more the PN fears its chances of being elected back into government, he said during an address at the PL's AGM.
“The decision for change was not just because government had been there for a long time, they felt abandoned by those who were supposed to be leading it in their name.”
He said altruism has to win over egoism for the Labour government and any mistakes made should be recognised.
Citing the example of nurses and doctors endangering their own lives and volunteering to combat Ebola in Africa, Dr Abela said he feels ashamed at have passed up opportunities to act altruistically on much more trivial matters.
He said the PN mocked Labour’s plans for the energy sector prior to the election, and convincing them that the sector’s woes could be solved was like “throwing holy water at the devil.”
Historically, the PN in Opposition has never cooperated with the government he said, citing past examples of oil exploration.
The problem with the PN and its exponents is that they only care about themselves, he said.
He mocked the PN’s “virtual meter” website which shows how much Maltese consumers are purportedly losing due to high fuel prices.
Dr Abela invited the Opposition to look at the meters in residential homes, and in businesses come March.
“We are doing what you could not do. We care about other people not just ourselves.
While they were giving themselves a raise, people were receiving commissions in the Enemalta boardroom.”
On the upcoming local council elections, Dr Abela said a good amount of youngsters will be joining the fray. He said the Labour Party’s doors are always open for such youngsters, even for the general election.
Turning to the turmoil in Libya and the attack on Paris, Dr Abela appealed for cool heads.
“People who perpetrate these acts do not represent a whole country or a whole religion,” he said, while appealing for the Maltese not to fall for provocation and resort to xenophobia.
Photos: Jonathan Borg