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Kelle poolt hääletada?

Valimiste eel on see küsimus paljudel mõtteis. See on igati põhjendatud, kuna tundub, et igal erakonnal on omad vead.
Minu soovitus – leia probleem, mis sulle kõige rohkem korda läheb, ja hääleta kandidaadi poolt, kes sellega tegeleb.

Minu nimi on Abdul Turay. Ma olen pärit Inglismaalt. Olen olnud Tallinna Linnavolikogu liige aastast 2013.
Linnavolikogus oldud aja jooksul olen tegelenud vanalinna tänavate puhtusega, puuetega inimestele ligipääsu võimaldamisega riigiasutustele ning saanud rahastuse uute mänguväljakute jaoks lasteaedades.

Minu valismisplatvorm keskendub pensionitele. Valitsus lubas kevadel pensionite tõusu. Hääl minu, või mõne teise kandidaadi poolt, kes selle teema endale prioriteediks on seadnud, on kindel signaal, et inimestele läheb see korda.
Räägin teile loo enda kasuemast. Mina ja teised lapsed keda ta kasvatas kutsusime teda Mummy Chris’iks.

Teise maailmasõja ajal töötas ta tehases, mida ka õhurünnaku käigus pommitati. Ta abikaasa sõdis Põhja-Aafrikas ja kui kontakt temaga katkes, arvas Mummy Chris, et ta on surnud. Mõne aja pärast sai ta kirja, et ta mees on vangi langenud.

Aastaid hiljem töötas mu ema samas tehases. Olid rasked ajad ja rasked tingimused väikese lapse kasvatamiseks. Mummy Chris pakkus end lapsehoidjaks. Nii läkski – nädala sees olin koos kasuvanematega ja nädalavahetusel ema ja isaga. Samamoodi kasvasid ka mu nõod.
Inimesed nagu Mummy Chris ehitasid tugevad sidemed eri kogukondade vahel. See õnnestus paremini kui valitsuse programmid. Nii mõnikord asjad lähevad – lihtsad inimesed teevad suuri tegusid.

Mummy Chris elas väga vanaks. Elu lõpus kartis ta kohutavalt arveid. Ükskord kurtis ta mulle, et on saanud elektriarve, mida ta ei suuda tasuda. Kui asja uurisin, avastasin, et tegemist oli tagasimaksega.  Läksime koos postkontorisse ja ta sai oma raha.

See oli väga kurb, et tal raske oli. See toimus Inglismaal, rikkas riigis. Ma ei suuda ette kujutada, mida peavad tundma vanad inimesed Eestis.

Ma olen inglane, ma armastan Inglismaad, aga ma armastan ka Eestit. Inglismaa on mu sünnimaa, kuid ma elan siin, Eestis. See on mu valik. Inimesed on mind siin hästi vastu võtnud, eriti sõbralikud on olnud vanad inimesed.

Riik peab kõigepealt tegelema siinsete inimestega. Riik peab hoolima vanadest inimestest.
Paljud välismaalased on samal arvamusel. Kui ma teiste Eestis elavate välismaalastega vestlen, jõuab jutt tihti selleni –miks ei saa pensionärid pensionit, millest korralikult ära elada?
Minu jaoks on saanud selgeks, et see on teema, millega Keskerakond tegeleb. Keskerakond on piisavalt kompetentne, et see asi ka korda ajada.

On veel teemasid, milles sooviksin näha arengut.
Sooviksin  paindlikumat kodakondsusseadustikku. Pooldan kindlalt topelt-kodakondsust.
Kohalikud probleemid millele keskendun on,
·         Jalgrattaread kesklinnas
·         Korralik raviasutus fentanüülisõltlastele
Kuid mu südameasi on pensionid. Pensionid, pensionid ja veel kord pensionid! On aeg, et vanainimesed, saaksid rahus elada.


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