ACM Neto: "There is no chance of me being a candidate"
Despite leading all opinion polls (in all scenarios) for the Bahia state government conducted so far, the young Democrat rejects the possibility; "I am very happy to be remembered in the polls, but there is no possibility of me being a candidate for governor. That chance does not exist and that possibility is completely ruled out. Therefore, I will never hesitate or have doubts about my mandate"; point for Geddel.
Bahia 247 - Mayor ACM Neto (DEM) made it clear this Tuesday that the 'fear' of government supporters regarding his possible candidacy for governor of Bahia in 2014 is unnecessary. Despite leading all opinion polls (in all scenarios) conducted so far, the young Democrat rejects the possibility.
"I am very happy to be remembered in the polls, but there is no possibility of me running for governor. That chance does not exist and that possibility is completely ruled out. Therefore, I will never hesitate or have any doubt about my term in office," the mayor said in an interview with CBN Salvador radio.
ACM Neto spoke of the "importance" of Geddel Vieira Lima, a member of the PMDB party, setting aside his anxiety so that the opposition could announce a possible single candidate.
"There's no reason to rush this process. It wasn't possible to begin the city's recovery, which won't be completed in a year and three months, and then engage in politics. I demand a lot from myself, I push myself hard, and I've drawn up a four-year plan. Some people only have plans for power, but I have a plan for governing, and what motivated me to believe in becoming mayor was believing that I could transform this city, and that transformation will only happen in four years of hard work."
ACM Neto recalls that the strategy of letting the government act first worked well in 2012, when he won the race for Mayor of Salvador.
"The government's timeline is this, the opposition's is another. In the last campaign, I only announced my candidacy in April and received the first support from the PSDB in May, while Congressman Nelson Pelegrino had already been announced by the government in November."
And to reassure Geddel, the mayor once again implied that he will uphold his commitment to repaying the support the PMDB member gave him in the last election. Speculation is growing about whether the DEM party will nominate former governor Paulo Souto or the municipal Secretary of Transportation, José Carlos Aleluia.
"It's logical that the Democrats have the legitimacy to field a candidate; the party won the two largest mayoral races in Bahia. But we're not going to do that; we can't work with vetoes and impositions."