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'2019 election season the worst' - NDP’s Marlon A. Penn
While the NDP Chairman Myron V. Walwyn has committed to being visible and supporting his colleagues, Opposition Leader, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) extended an olive branch to the VIP government during the NDP’s first press conference yesterday Friday, March 1, 2019.
In extending gratitude to party supporters, Hon Penn assured, “We are down but we are not out. We are well on our way... we will rebuild our organisation stronger [and] better, we will focus as we have always done on the people of this territory.”
Divisiveness
Hon Penn—who has experienced a third cycle of election campaign—successively described the 2019 general election campaign as “the worse”.
“The level of divisiveness that took place is something that I think all of us need to pray about and ensure that it never happens again in this territory.” He said that one of the greatest challenge for him during the process was the difficult fact that he had to be running against a family member.
“I want to reach out to that family… I think that we have to mend our family. This election has put a strain on our family relationships and I think it’s very unfortunate that politics came in the way.”
Olive branch extended
Further, Hon Penn promised to not just be an Opposition Leader who opposes for opposing sake, rather, he is willing to work with the government, “If the government is doing things that are good and I think we can help, I think that we need to work together especially considering many of the members of the Government are new.”
“Many of them don’t understand the processes, so we have to work together to ensure that we get the best possible outcome for our country…and if they are doing things that are wrong I am going to hold their feet to the fire,” he implored.
Touching on Brexit and the issue of Economic Substance, Hon Penn said, “So I am reaching out the olive branch to the premier to ensure that we get together very early on these critical issues so that we could work together to develop a strategy.”
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35 Responses to “'2019 election season the worst' - NDP’s Marlon A. Penn”
However certain things needs to happen to get the attention of those whose in leadership!! God will put the right person/persons to put things in place for the benefit of our blessed country.
Many questioned
the wrong doings about the NDP government left unanswered- for a long time.!..only now your silence has been broken...The people saw you fit to give you another 4years...be grateful. However your party has lost a great deal of Its supporters due to the breaking up ....Its going to be a long time before NDP regain the TRUST of the people. We were hoping that Dancia would be on the VIP ticket, to strengthen the team..we hope that she will help for the benefit of the country.Furthermore, our territory is a Democratic system and not a Dictatorship system.
The most divisive politician was his leader, stooping as low as he did, using his reverse psychology thinking we BVI people were stupid, insulting our intelligence to the lowest degree. I can never, ever put my hand to vote NDP ever as long as this man is part of it. I believe he owes the whole BVI an apology both on radio and face book as his follower requested from someone else.
Who Jah Bless! No man curse! A set hatters been hating for the past 8yrs and will continue to hate for another 4.
It shows clearly that it is worthwhile to bridle your tongue and humble your self. Such condescending remarks do not thrive well in politics. Hon Fahie and his team stuck to the issues and fought a clean campaign. The mismanagement of the government's money cannot be swept under the rug and that is the cause of the NDP loss at the polls. It would be worth mentioning when the NDP chairman tried to distance himself from Dr Smith's administration in order to look good. The voters did not buy it, thus resulting in the defeat. Whatever happened while he was in Dr Smith's cabinet is a clear indication that he too condoned it.,
So go take a seat from trying to defame the man good name.
Will we get proper representation this time around? Only God in heaven knows.
We deserve much more than this.
The elections is over and you won just chill and run the country.