With Opposition in disarray, Premier Wheatley urged to call snap election
"Everybody wants to be the big baller, shot caller; Everybody wants to be premier of the country. There is this frantic move and speed to power and I’m afraid it’s messing us up as a country," Skelton-Cline said, referring specifically to the rebel opposition group, Aliance.
The clergyman and former government consultant was speaking on his talk show, Honestly Speaking, on ZBVI 780 AM on March 25, 2025, when he made it emphatically clear that the recently formed Alliance, is now unmistakably on the path to formalising itself as a separate political party.
Grab for Power?
Not limiting his scathing critique to the mere announcement of the Alliance’s next evolution, he went on to also paint a grim picture of a political culture riddled with power struggles, reckless ambition, and disunity—warning that the current trajectory threatens to destabilise the country.
As such, he was adamant, the "biggest baller" at present is the newly sworn-in Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Myron V Walwyn (R6), with an undisputed power move that saw the removal of the previous Opposition Leader, Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL).
Snap Elections!
As such, with opposition forces in disarray, Skelton-Cline issued a bold challenge to Premier Wheatley to seize the moment.
"I’m on record, and I’m encouraging him to call a snap election; Since y’all like to pull on your pants and show you're a double scribble, he might as well pull the trigger now and let the people see the double scribble."
Elections in the Virgin Islands are not constitutionally due until 2027.
Math’s ain't Mathsing
Despite acknowledging the inevitability of the Alliance’s transformation into a political party, Skelton-Cline further questioned the strategic wisdom behind it, pointing out a fundamental flaw—suggesting that splitting an already divided opposition into even smaller factions could spell political disaster.
"You were one, then you became two, and now you’re three, how in God’s name are you ever going to be victorious over the other group of people who still have ten?"
The arithmetic is damning, according to Skelton-Cline, this ongoing political fragmentation serves only to weaken the opposition further, ensuring that the ruling Virgin Islands Party (VIP) maintains its grip on power.
"You mean the pursuit for power keeps trumping common sense; If this wasn’t so serious, it would be hilarious but it is serious."
The consequences of this disunity are evident, suggesting that The Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) is now effectively "left with one" and the National Democratic Party (NDP) is leaderless, and its credibility hangs in the balance.
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17 Responses to “With Opposition in disarray, Premier Wheatley urged to call snap election”
Call a snap election to win and then what? Continue on the same road? This particular radio host cares nothing about this country. Just spewing sensationalism across the airwaves because it gets him listeners. They are on the oppositions back because it helps to deflect from the total failure that is the current government.
So rather than holding the government to account they speak garbage such as this "snap elections". Pushing things that have no way of pushing the country forward. We have a DDM building signed for over $9M that was started before A Fahie was locked up. Admin building can't be finished despite an $11m insurance payout. Schools that need to be rebuilt. No fisheries building. No tourism plan. BVIHSA in shambles.
But let's forget all that because this country really needs a snap election. When you are accustomed to being paid to produce nothing, nothing is all you know about.
Honestly speaking? No. You are not. Wickedly speaking? Yes, you are, in my honest opinion, Mr. Claude Skelton Cline.
What you have suggested to the Premier will only serve to push the B.V.I further in the abyss of civil, and economic imbalance, with no recovery anytime soon. It time to abruptly stop being a false Clergy of division, sir. Them who allowed you to advised them are extremely confused persons, oppotunist-minded man.