Hon Walwyn challenges Hon Fahie in At-Large arena
Hon Walwyn laid down the gauntlet on Wednesday evening, January 16, 2019, during a public meeting held on Virgin Gorda (VG).
According to the NDP Leader, “I strongly believe… Myron Walwyn, this is my view, you could tell me yours, whoever wants to be the Premier of the country should run At-Large, I believe that,” as he told supporters that is the only way he feels they could get good representation for all the islands.
“Why should you be elected by 400 hundred people and want to call the shots for 15,000?” he rhetorically questioned.
“So if you want accountability, if you want good governance, in your Premier, the Premier must be accountable to every single voter in the country.”
Challenge
It was on this note the challenge was issued by Hon Walwyn, directly to Hon Fahie, when he said, “…I issue a challenge to my opponent tonight, put somebody to run in the First and meet me at that At-large arena.”
The NDP front runner also used the occasion to take further swipes at the former Opposition Leader during the course of his presentation.
He told those gathered, “…when people are looking promotions you have to look to see how they handled the responsibility they had before … and I could tell you his record is dismal compared to the work that I got my staff to do in the Ministry of Education.”
He further lashed out at Hon Fahie—himself a former eight-year, Education Minister—saying, “you can’t do marginal work and expect to get promotion…Promotion don’t work that way.”
Debate
The election will be about leadership, insisted Hon Walwyn as he again questioned, “…which person is best positioned with their party to take this country forward.”
He once again also issued a challenged to candidates vying to becoming Premier, “to debate me.”
In an about-face however, after congratulating the VG Youths, for the debate they recently held, Hon Walwyn said, “a debate is not be-it-all, an end all in terms of the quality of a candidate because there are some people can talk a leg off a donkey but can’t do a thing.”
He conceded however, “it gives you a good indication as to the knowledge that the person might have and it gives you a window into their hearts.”
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31 Responses to “Hon Walwyn challenges Hon Fahie in At-Large arena ”
How can you ask the 1st district rep to debate you at large when he is not running at large and you are not challenging leader of PVIM, who clearly is running as at large, neither are you challenging the PU leader to run at large and debate you. Seem to me you have a personal vendetta with the rep for the 1st.
Secondly, you are saying debate is not all that because "there are some people can talk a leg off a donkey but can’t do a thing.” Are you referring to yourself??
My advice to this double tongue talker is to wait his turn. You cannot change the rules now and challenge one person when there are four of you running as leader.
But my greatest confusion is, this man is so full of himself that he is digging his own pit, beating his own drum and dancing to his own tune. Did he say and I quote "whoever wants to be the Premier of the country should run At-Large, I believe that,” as he told supporters that is the only way he feels they could get good representation for all the islands.
“Why should you be elected by 400 hundred people and want to call the shots for 15,000?” he rhetorically questioned.
“So if you want accountability, if you want good governance, in your Premier, the Premier must be accountable to every single voter in the country.” Did he really say and mean what he said? Is he forgetting so fast that we have a sitting premier who was elected at large?? I will say no more, except to say, somebody need to play back the tape so this man can listen to himself.
BVI did well with leaders elected from the districts. That's an insult to them.
You won the NDP election. Argue that your record was better than Ronnie's, but don't say Ronnie's work was dismal. That's an insult.
You did good work as the Education Minister, so did Fahie. Argue that yours was better but not Fahie's was marginal. That's an insult.
Intellectual conversation
Myron was given a task as education minister and as an at large candidate level he represented the whole territory and his track record in the educational system was proven.
BVI PEOPLE CANNOT DEAL WITH TRUTH!!!!!
MVW I'm with you all the way.... you got this covered