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Opposition ‘chose not to come’ to Tourism Summit- Premier Wheatley
Speaking at a press conference on January 23, 2025, Dr Wheatley was asked to address allegations that Opposition Members were not officially invited to the event, after which he disclosed that invitations were extended and criticised their [collective Opposition] decision not to attend.
“They were invited. I was told that they were; Each of them was called. The Permanent Secretary invited them,” Premier Wheatley asserted and reiterated, “They chose not to come and instead had a press conference at the same time as the tourism summit that was taking place. A lot of the issues they’ve been speaking about over the years were being discussed at the summit.”
The Premier did point out that Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE, a Territorial At-large Representative and Opposition Member in the House of Assembly, attended the event. “One member of the Opposition did show up, which is Hon Lorna Smith, so I don’t see why any of them couldn’t have done the same.”
Opposition’s Frustration
Opposition Leader Hon Skelton had claimed that the government failed to formally include Opposition Members in the high-profile summit.
In a press conference on January 17, 2025, Hon Skelton lamented, “I have not been invited. I did receive what I assume was a message from a public officer the night before it was to commence. I since reached out to them and asked them what they were contacting me about.”
Hon Skelton expressed frustration at the timing and manner of the alleged oversight, stating, “I got a telephone call about 5 o’clock the day before apologising for the oversight of not inviting Members of the Opposition. I have to agree with what is being said.”
Hon Smith claimed she attended the event in her private capacity.
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The Opposition is a useful part of the demographic political system worldwide. It, the Opposition side should not be ignored or belittled by the ruling party. Hear say without proof should not be accepted as fair democratic practices, even though democracy is not physically practice as was documented in its original launched more than 2,600 years ago in Greece, neither is it's being practice now anywhere on this earth.