And apart from just making a boy scout's pledge to the party leader as he now "reports to duty", Saldivar opened his presentation at the press conference on a kind of vulnerable note.
He's clearly tired of being labelled as the "poster boy for corruption" after text messages emerged showing him accepting a twenty five thousand dollar branch of funds from Lev Dermen.
Salivar has always slid away from tackling the issue head on - and we can't say he did today - but he did make a plea for public sympathy for a politician struggling to stay afloat in a vacuum of power:...
John Saldivar, Belmopan Aspirant
"I spent the last few days trying to get some finances to finish up my pig farm project and to get into production so that I can sustain my family and pay my bills. which poster boy of corruption would have to do that? I am still struggling to pay my mortgage. Which poster boy of corruption would have to do that? I am still paying the car note for my car. Which poster boy of corruption would have to do that?"
"I repeat again, I have never accepted a bribe and have never been a part of any corrupt scheme. I start off with this introduction, because as recent as yesterday one of my own colleagues referred to me as a refer to myself earlier "the poster boy for corruption" and gave this as the reason for supporting my opponent in Belmopan. I also start off with this, because this is the reason for me being excluded and alienated from my party since November last year and of course the fact that I lost by 2000 votes."
