Are we heading for early elections? NDP on verge of collapse
Following the election of the new Co-Leader, Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL), as the new party boss, many founders, Executive Committee members and ordinary supporters have been 'flying out' just like the thrashers, Mr Walwyn once claimed will “fly out of the BVI”, if former Opposition Leader, Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3), were to become Premier.
Bombshells
Over the past days, three bombshells were dropped when NDP Members resigned with immediate effect from the party.
They are, NDP Treasurer Honourable Archibald C. Christian (AL), who is also a Junior Minister for Tourism, the Vice President, Dr Michael A. Turnbull, and the Women’s Association Chair, Ms Shaina M. Smith.
Now word is that other elected officials and at least one Cabinet Member is expected to tender their resignations from the party in the coming days.
It is unclear however, why they are not doing the same from their Ministerial positions or even crossing the floor to sit with the Opposition.
The House of Assembly (HoA) sitting will still go forward tomorrow Thursday, November 15, 2018, when they are expected to pay tributes to a fallen colleague, Honourable Delores Lettsome-Christopher (R5), and debate two reports.
There is also information obtained by our newsroom, that elements of the Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton’s (AL) party, the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM), met last evening with an Opposition Member.
What will be Dr Smith’s legacy?-Willock
Mr Julian Willock, of Advance Marketing and Professional Services, a local political consulting firm, in an invited comment noted that, “the Territory is now facing a period of political instability and what is also happening is an undermining of Dr (the Honourable D. Orlando) Smith’s legacy.”
Mr Willock, a political aspirant himself, stated that “Dr Smith has clearly lost control of his government and the best course of action for him to save face, is to ask for the House of Assembly to be dissolved.”
There is information that at least three NDP members are pressuring the Premier to go to a General Election for a fresh mandate, instead of calling for a By-Election to fill the Fifth District seat.
The Premier has not budged and has selected, allegedly with the support of the Co-Leader Hon Walwyn, to have a By-Election.
The public is now waiting to see who will resign from the party next, most often an ally of the Hon Skelton’s wing.
Critics of Hon Skelton said, he has contributed to the destabilization of the Government, hence the country, however, many in the Skelton wing rejected that notion and said, if that was the case, Premier Smith, “could fire him.”
I am the new Leader live with it-Walwyn
Hon Walwyn the head of his own NDP wing have said, according to news reports, that those who are leaving the party are only doing so because they did not get “who they wanted as the leader” and their behaviour shows they are “about self and not country.”
Our newsroom will be the first to bring you ring side information, as the NDP drama, political ‘blood-bath’ and instability continues.
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22 Responses to “Are we heading for early elections? NDP on verge of collapse”
Its unraveling right in front of you Wize Up. If you cant see what the Ashley clan is doing may as well you change your name to Dumb Down!
Talking about being independent from the UK, yet we can’t manage our own, how are we to survive.