Faber did that interview yesterday, and tonight he is preparing to take the leadership of his party at a major event, the UDP virtual campaign launch which starts in about half an hour on this station.
The virtual rally will see a mostly symbolic passing of the leadership of the party from its leader of the past 20 years, Dean Barrow, to Faber, who was selected at a convention July.
And while Barrow has had the longest, most defining tenure of leadership in the UDP, Faber has to now step out of his shadow and forge ahead to make his own mark.
We asked him about that yesterday:
Jules Vasquez
"People want to vote for change but it's just the natural instinct of the vote that they want change or improvement substantially. You represent the status quo, you are the successor to the most successful post-independence prime minister in Belize's history and while it is to some extent incumbent on you to carry his legacy along, also people want to hear that there will be reform. Are you prepared to step away from the legacy of your current party leader and say that no, we will do things, if I am to lead, we will do things in a different way?"
Hon. Patrick Faber - UPD Leader-Elect
"You know, there is maximum respect to be paid, homage to be paid to the prime minister for all that he has achieved and the steady hand by which he has guided this nation and guided our party and he has been a giant in terms of getting us to this point and I do intend to stand on those very broad shoulders that the prime minister has flexed out, ready for this party's continuance but it does not mean that I cannot be original and that I won't be original in pushing things forward. I have a legacy for my own self to create."
The virtual event starts at 7:30 tonight.
