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[AS Gov] Senate President Lolo Moliga Withdraws From Gubernatorial Race
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| Last Edited | TX DEM Jul 30, 2008 10:48am |
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| News Date | Friday, June 13, 2008 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Two months after announcing his candidacy for governor in the November 4th general election, American Samoa Senate President Lolo M. Moliga has pulled out of the race citing conflicts with his commitments to his extended family clan.
“Although I wanted so much to stay in the race, but it’s in the best interest of my extended family clan that I suspend my original plans to run for governor,” Lolo told Pacific Magazine. “When I announced my political plans, I was very sincere in my hopes to make a difference in the lives of our people, if elected to this top post.”
Speaking to reporters yesterday, Lolo said that when he announced his gubernatorial candidacy, “I held the conviction, in all humility, that I could effect the needed changes to avert our current path towards economic hardship and financial pain.
“Regrettably, my humble quest to seek the most effective path to implement my vision for the territory reached the crossroads where a conflict now exists between my political aspirations and my unflinching belief in maintaining harmony within family,” he said.
“The resilience of our culture is anchored by our iron-clad family bonds. Cultural strength and respectability is bolstered by family unity and family loyalty. It is the fundamental basis of our cultural identify.
“As much as it pains me greatly to sacrifice my political aspirations and the commitment of many who have expressed support and believe in my humble desire to set a new path for our territory’s future, I cannot, in good conscientious, compromise my personal values holding the preservation of the family’s integrity intact, over my selfish political desires, although convinced that I could be the effective change agent generating pervasive benefits for the people of American Samoa,” he continued. |
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