Dr Pickering ‘not an option for NDP @ the moment’- Hon Marlon A. Penn
One thing is for sure, Dr Pickering- the former Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration- will not be part of the National Democratic Party (NDP) ticket.
This was disclosed by Opposition Leader and NDP Member Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8), during the Morning Braff Show on Tola VI Radio today, April 7, 2022.
Dr Pickering not in the NDP mix
Host of the show Floyd Burnett aka Heritage asked Hon Penn whether he would entertain Dr Pickering returning to the party.
Hon Penn said the NDP has a transparent process to come up with their candidates and that process will commence soon; however, Dr Pickering is not involved in that process at this time.
“At this time there are two or three persons who have indicated in our circle that they want to run for that district and when the vote comes up the party will decide on that,” Hon Penn said, suggesting also that he already has someone in mind who he will be voting for.
‘Dr Pickering is not an option’- Hon Penn
Guest host Rosemary C. Rosan then asked Hon Penn whether he would be willing to bring back Dr Pickering into the NDP fold to contest the Seventh District seat.
Noting that Dr Pickering is not a member of the NDP, Hon Penn said Dr Pickering is not an option for them at the moment. “He is not on the table…we have our option on the table moving forward. We have been moving forward for the past two-plus years as an organisation.”
During his official announcement as a candidate in the 2023 elections at The Stickett in Long Look last night, April 6, 2022, Dr Pickering said he was willing to put differences and egos aside to work with colleagues that he worked with before or other colleagues, “to act in a manner of reconciliation.”
Some had interpreted that as Dr Pickering being open to returning to the NDP, the party he helped founded.
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27 Responses to “Dr Pickering ‘not an option for NDP @ the moment’- Hon Marlon A. Penn”
Look ayo own d$&@ news
my goodness school wall/sewage/Cyril Park in road town and plane, non of the mentioned have be completed
trust is a serious thing when it comes to government undertakings and the distribution of the residents money
It is evidently clear that D7 Rep., Has already fail to pass the test, Why?, you may ask my answer is simply because he hadn't, nor does he now has the people of districts now 7 at heart ,
As I remember well, his Grand Father, a former Chief Minister, Hon. Willard Wheatley, deceased, was elected to the Legislative Counsel body on two successive terms. After been elected the first term, he distanced himself from the people that I supported him.
He repeated the same behaviors in his second term. His Grandson, the Hon. Minister, Dr. Natalio Sajande Wheatley is behaving as his Grandfather has. One cannot lead properly being distance from those that he was elected to lead.
The leader of a people is not bigger than those that he is leading. I once again repeat. THE LEADER OF A PEOPLE IS NOT BIGGER THAN THOSE THAT HE IS LEADING.
Dr. Kedrick Pickering, inspite of some blundered in his political service life, so far, is by far the better choice to lead the people of D7 than all the others that aspire to run as a candidate in the next general election at this point and time. District seven (D7) votes, coming next general election, vote for new and improved candidate for the 7th district, Dr. Kedrick Pickering for a better future for the citizens of District 7, and the British Virgin Islands at large.