Resident initiates online petition to remove Speaker
The online petition which is being led by an individual identified as Devon Daniels, up to posting time had mustered a meager 49 signatures.
Immediate Effect
The petition purports that Speaker, Hon Willock, “has not only been controversial for the start but has serve (sic) as an embarrassment to democracy and neutrality."
According to Daniels in his petition, the Speaker, Hon Willock, “has demonstrated that he has no impartiality, holds personal grudges and will use his position and power as speaker to exact bias, take revenge and cause confusion.”
Daniels, in his petition, has since called for support to “call on the Governor and the Premier of the British Virgin Islands to revoke his appointment with immediate effect.”
It is unclear what prompted the unprecedented action against the Constitutional Office holder or why the course of action was adopted since the Constitution spells out the process for removal from Office.
Sympathizers
It is believed however that the petition is being promulgated by sympathizers of Mark H. Vanterpool, who ran and won the Fourth District constituency but subsequently indicated publicly and by way of writing to the Clerk of the HoA, his intention to resign.
Hon Willock has since accepted the resignation letter but Governor, His Excellency, Augustus J. U. Jaspert has since declined to call by-elections to identify a replacement since the resignation letter was deemed invalid.
Mr Vanterpool, was supposed to have addressed his letter to the Speaker of the HoA and not the Clerk. Hon Willock has since stood his ground and has called for the matter to be adjudicated in a court of law
20 Responses to “Resident initiates online petition to remove Speaker”
Mark started this. The man did not even show up to be sworn in. Let the Courts Decide.
Thank you the people has spoken .