A MOTION focusing on the controversial remarks made by Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams last week will be brought forward at tonight's meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council.
Mr. Adams sparked a political storm when he hit out at what he said was bigotry in unionism during a Sinn Fein public engagement meeting in Enniskillen.
He said he was often asked by republicans what the point was of working with the Democratic Unionist Party and then used a swear word during his response.
"They weren't blaming Sinn Fein - in fact they were making the point that Sinn Fein were doing their best. But what's the point? The point is to actually break these b***ards - that's the point. And what's going to break them is equality. That's what's going to break them - equality.
“Who could be afraid of equality? Who could be afraid of treating somebody the way you want to be treated? That's what we need to keep the focus on - that's the trojan horse of the entire republican strategy is to reach out to people on the basis of equality,” he said.
Tonight the Ulster Unionist Party will ask that Fermanagh and Omagh District Council “notes the comments made by Gerry Adams on the November 24 with disappointment.” The motion adds: “The comments around using a trojan horse strategy to break unionists was thoroughly unacceptable and not consistent with this Council's view that equality is a fundamental human right and is never to be used as a weapon against one side or another of the community. This Council continues to endorse the principles of mutual understanding and respect that is enshrined in the Belfast Agreement of 1998.”
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