‘Mitch’ confesses: I asked to be a minister in the next Govt’
Hon Turnbull gave the confession yesterday, December 5, 2018, during a media engagement with Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Leader, Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL), at Skelton Lots in Fish Bay, Tortola.
Asked by reporters if he had demanded a ministerial position prior to submitting his resignation, Hon Turnbull said, that “I asked or demanded a ministry is absolutely false.”
He later went on to explain that this was with the sitting government since, “I did ask that I be seated as a minister in the next government.”
Position Clear
Speaking to his meeting with Hon Walwyn, prior to his public departure, HonTurnbull said, his request was since he wanted to know what direction the party was taking in future.
“I made my position clear to the Chairman of the party…If we are to go forward I need to understand how we are going to address the issues” and pointed to examples such as the BVI Airways debacle and the ‘overpriced wall’ around the Elmore Stoutt High School, among others.
“I said to the Minister (Walwyn) if I am to serve—because you are going to have to build an entire new government—being a senior member (of the NDP) these are the things that I expect….I did ask that I be seated as a minister within the next government”
According to Hon Turnbull, the party leader’s response was, “we will talk.”
Allegiance Letter
Hon Turnbull told media operatives that following the election of Hon Walwyn as Chairman and Leader, he continued attending executive meetings, since he was elected as Chaplain.
He said however, he declined to put his signature when the letter came from Hon Walwyn, demanding that members sign their allegiance to him, going into General Elections.
“I refused to sign the letter,” Hon Turnbull disclosed, but justified his action saying that his concerns were not being addressed by the party’s leadership.
These concerns he said, surrounded how things were moving with the government and the changes that would be effected under the new leadership.
Spilling the internal affairs of the party into the public domain, Hon Turnbull disclosed that there are members of the party that do not speak with each other; “there are issues within the NDP that I hoped we would address.”
11 Responses to “‘Mitch’ confesses: I asked to be a minister in the next Govt’ ”
OK. Walwyn pulling a Donald Trump move like when the US President asked the FBI Director to be loyal to him. Country above party and self should be the call of the day. What kind of half baked answer is "well will talk". This is NOT effective leadership and team work. You cannot demand free people to be loyal to you if they have issues with you.
What minister you want to be? youall stop lying to the people about how much you care for us and how you were brought up. Each man for themselves and God for us all. People, do you know what kind of state of affair this place would be in if he gets a ministry seat? This thing is about family and cronies first and they sh..t on the rest of us. Who don't hear will feel, and we shall all feel the brunt of the direction of this governless territory