Residents come together at Ninove town hall to support Guy D’Haeseleer: « He is a fighter, we continue to believe that it will be okay » (Ninove)
© Brent Saey
In the courtyard of the town hall in Ninove, a lot of residents gathered on Thursday evening to support Guy D’Haeseleer (Forza Ninove). The daily statements of support and messages did not remove the city council, so they decided to organize a meeting where people could leave a message for the mayor.
In the shadow of the festivities of Witte Thursday in the city center of Ninove, a meeting also took place in the courtyard of the town hall for Mayor Guy D’Haeseleer. It was Malika Sclacmender, the plus daughter and ships in Ninove, who had invited the inhabitants to social media the day before.
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The reason for this were the many messages and statements of support via social media. They did not go unnoticed and the city council therefore decided to organize a moment where people could write down all their statements and groceries on large white cloths. In addition, there was also a possibility to leave video messages for the mayor.
Folk man
The Ninoof mayor is still waiting for a suitable liver donor in the hospital after an emergency admission with hepatitis and that also keeps many a ninovieter busy. « When we were confronted with a house fire two years ago, Guy also jumped into the breach, » say Mark Vercauteren and Veronique van den Hende.
« A better person cannot have Ninove as mayor. He is there for his people. We follow the news every day to find out if there is improvement in sight. Guy is a fighter and we continue to believe that it will be fine. »
Maria Hoffman left a message for her mayor. – © Brent Saey
Maria Hoffman Pende also down a message for her mayor. « This news attacks us, » she testifies. « Wait painful and scared. I follow the situation closely. I find it obviously that I am here to support him today. »
Tough period
« It is indescribable how many people are behind Guy, » responds an emotional Malika Sclack Mender. « This has done us as a family. The wait is debilitating. Guy is a folk man and we don’t want to take that from him. »
« That is why I try to communicate as much as possible about him. All the groceries that people leave here end up with Guy. For us it was important to involve the ninovieters. I received daily messages from people who asked if they could help with something. »
Despite the festivities in the city center, a lot of inhabitants also made difficulty expressing their support to Guy D’Haeseleer and his family. – © Brent Saey
Also for ships and acting mayor Ilse Malfoot (Forza Ninove) are currently tough days. “As a majority, we are just busy and we know that the pressure is high and that everyone is looking at us. This is also Guy’s life’s work that he suddenly has to give up. That is mentally difficult, both for him and for us.
Finally, Malika thanked all residents for the arrival. « Guy keeps fighting and we keep hoping, » she said to those present.
In less than an hour there were a lot of groceries noted on the white canvases that were placed for that. – © Brent Saey
Mark Vercauteren and Veronique van den Hende came to record a video message with the family for Guy D’Haeseleer. – © Brent Saey
