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Timing of No Confidence Motion ‘reveals a selfish desire for power’- Premier
The resolution was on the Order Paper for the Nineteenth Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands today, September 3, 2024; however, Premier Wheatley successfully objected to its inclusion on the Order Paper since the proper procedure of the HoA was not followed by the Opposition.
"His Majesty's Loyal Opposition has the constitutional right to move a Motion of No Confidence. However, the timing of this motion reveals a selfish desire for power when we all should be united in the face of an Order in Council that can suspend our constitution,” Dr Wheatley said in a statement today.
Opposition is 'self serving'- Premier
The Premier continued that the government has led the process of reform, which has significantly strengthened areas which have long gone unaddressed.
“To call a Motion of No Confidence against the very government who has cleaned up the mess that many in the Opposition have either ignored or in some instances caused, reveals their character and self serving nature,” Dr Wheatley said.
The attempted Motion came at a time when the Premier is set to travel to the United Kingdom to meet the UK Minister of Overseas Territories and is expected to request for the reserved Order in Council to suspend the VI Constitution to be lifted.
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42 Responses to “Timing of No Confidence Motion ‘reveals a selfish desire for power’- Premier”
When one speak of others and said, "attempt at power grab" that statement is only partly true, the same one was a power grabber.
The BVI political opposition has none done anything that is not democratically been done in all normally ruined domicratic system worldwide.
Many people of the BVI seem to not want to accept the true English meaning of the word oppose Oppose means opposite, not identical.
For as long as democracy will be in practice, whether here or there, a political tug-of-war will be in process.
The current Premier rand on two opposing platform in past attempt. He the opposed both VIP and NDP views. He seemed then to grabbed power. Now that he got power, he verbally bashing others political rivals as if power is owned by him over all opposition seeker, and the people, too.
"Let God be true, and everyman a liar."
God is Love, and Love is God
You have let your ministers do all sorts of poor jobs:
- health (grants fraud) & people killing clinics
- education (grants fraud) & kids leaving school without any knowledge or skills
- works just look at the roads.
Yet you let them keep you in power.
You and your entire team are utterly incompetent. You even mentioned leaving it all up to god without doing any meaningful work.
Step away from the job, you cannot handle it.
Says the premier that hosts parties to fill his friends pockets and travels the world delivering no value.l but gaining frequent flyer miles.
cant even start on how much front end the government own the people of the Virgin Islands for hitting these pot wholes
Once he getting pay ????.
Screw we!
People. In HOA, members, both sides, should meet to trash out their grievances because
this is a lot of hate towards one man. Else, go fix roads yourself; for example.
Was she not aware of Stanfing Irder 23 when she received the information? Why did she not guide the Opposition Leader?
Is she afraid of losing her job?
Nevertheless, inspite of the interactive cooperation, the driving force of politics is conflict.Without conflict and disagreement,,there is no politics. In the universe of complete concord, politics would not exist. People live politically, for they have not figured how to share the good things, or who should have the power to decide how the good things should be shared, Mao Zedong “ Observed that politics is war without bloodshed ; a means of resolving conflicts without violence.” Politics comes down to tolerating differences; it is the art of compromise.
The situation in the [British] Virgin Islands(VI) it is idealism v realism.,The government seems to want/hoping for/ dreaming of unity,civic cooperation, etc. But politics is about conflict; no conflict/disagreement, no politics. The HoA is place where politicians with almost complete immunity can grandstand, say whatever they want. The Westminster structure includes a)Government, and b) Opposition. Formed and sworn in, government has the ability, responsibility,etc., to pass laws and govern even with a razor thin majority. The Opposition has the luxury of outlining how, when, where, etc things should happen; in power though, it is different story. On the other hand, government has the responsibility for delivering services, ie, picking up the thrash, fixing the roads, providing health services, and education; providing fire services, providing police services, etc. Here is a news flash. Typically, the opposition probably is not going to hold hands with government and sing kumbaya. The oppostion goal is to trade places with government.