Opposition Leader says he is 'ready' to become Premier
“I am not going to be a dictator or a one-man show; my focus is how to get the people involved in the movement of this country. This country has gotten how it is not just because of our leaders, but we had leaders who understood that people was an important part of the growth and development of this country,” he said, during a community meeting at Willard Wheatley Primary School on September 9, 2021.
“We have lost our way; when we become politicians, we become elected we believe we have all the answers. The reality is we have to humble ourselves and know what we don’t and know that we have to find the expertise in the persons that are necessary to help us get to where we need to go, and that’s the type of leader that I am. I am a leader that don’t believe I know everything, and I don’t know everything I know that I could get the people in the room to help me move the ball and move this country forward.”
The 'plan'
At the time of his speech, Honourable Penn was replying to a resident who questioned him on his level of preparedness in the event of a snap election.
He was also asked to outline his plans if he is made Premier of the Virgin Islands.
“We have to get the economy back up and running; that has to be the number one priority. For the last 18 months, we have been in a tailspin; we have been sputtering, and to do that, we need a clear economic plan going forward. One of the things that I will continue to ask for as leader of the Opposition and my colleagues in the opposition is we need to understand where we are going as a territory. We also need to have a physical infrastructural plan because if we are going to sit down and we want to move the economy, there are certain things that we need to do to facilitate economic growth.”
He also promised to have public involvement in the rebuilding of the economy.
“It requires us now to get this issue of unemployment under control, it requires a level of integration, a level of conversation with everybody. So it has to be the economy, the infrastructure and the people first and foremost have to be on board in whatever we are doing; that’s in a nutshell what I would do,” he stated.
Ready!
Meanwhile, he told residents: “I have been ready” to become Premier.
“This community has prepared me. I have been in every role, I have been a backbencher, I have been a junior minister, I have been a minister, the leader of the Opposition now, but most of all, I have been a citizen of this community. I have seen how this community has been built from the ground up by the blood, sweat and tears of the people of this community, and I believe that for us to move forward, the people has to be the first in the process of moving this country forward,” the Premier hopeful stated.
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42 Responses to “Opposition Leader says he is 'ready' to become Premier”
Your reply is what is wrong with BVI politics. You from Sea Cow Bay and support another Sea Cow Bay man “ no matter what”
Stupid support the best person for the country not based on where he from.
You realize that smuf don't have a plan????
The same plan he asking the VIP for he don't have but he want to become Premier.
Well that is his plan. TO BECOME PREMIER. This man is all about self and he wants to use the ignorance of those who are hard core supporters to continue to spread his venom.
Not this time National Disaster Pollution!
IT is timely and necessary!
We are rooting for you for all of your political successes, for now and for perpetuity!
This is great news
Great news
Great!!!!!!!!!
we need 13 upstanding women/men with integrity and sincerity for the public office we give then administer
vision should be key going forward; where will virgin islands stand in 2040 and for the benefit of the people
stop voting for them because they gave you 50 cent
I personally don't believe Marlon is ready for no Premier, he just Premier hungry they was in power for eight years doing bull s**t the vip mere to years and they doing alot and i agreed with the person that the 1500 new voters will decide
Bring some solutions to the table man then your chances maybe good . Maybe.