Mr Shaw what you did was right -- right for the JLP, right for Mr Holness, and it was right to test yourself and your own position within the party. The support you were able to gather proved you were also a formidable choice.
In the process, you helped to awaken the party, and for the first time since the last General Elections two years ago, the country was reminded that an Opposition Party actually existed.
We were reminded of the key players and the leadership hierarchy within the party, even when there were squabbles, and strong words shouted on both sides.
The party must now challenge all this positively, and move forward with this momentum right into the next General Elections.
Congrats to Mr Holness on his victory. The delegates spoke through their ballots democratically, and he proved himself by legitimising his position as Leader of the Opposition. He will emerge a much better person and leader from this experience, he will be stronger, wiser and more confident, and certainly more poised to become the next elected PM, should that happen .
He was tested in many ways over the past few months, and he quickly had to reassess himself and his style, having to deal with critics from within, in a challenge that became very public. If there is one thing we know, as a leader, one must be able to lead from the inside, first or it won’t work. As a leader he must now pause to listen, as he should realise he was the main reason why a challenge emerged in the first place.
Despite Sunday’s victory, he must show humility, and realise that many delegates and officers in the party did not support him, but preferred his opponent as the more viable alternative.
His challenge now is to immediately show how he can reunite the party in the short term, bringing together all sides, regardless of how they voted or who they supported. There should be no victimisation, nor punishment nor hard feelings towards anyone, likewise we hope there will be no resignations.
This election proved that either way, the JLP is still alive, and posses immense talent all around , which could collectively benefit the country effectively whether in Opposition or in Government. It is how Mr Holness as leader choose to harness this talent going forward, which will ultimately determine their effectiveness and readiness to win the next general elections.
In the end, it is the electorate who so desperately crave a Government which can actually perform and produce, while at the same time show they are responsible and fully accountable and not just in office for themselves. The PNP should now be on guard. Performance is key.
P Chin
In the process, you helped to awaken the party, and for the first time since the last General Elections two years ago, the country was reminded that an Opposition Party actually existed.
We were reminded of the key players and the leadership hierarchy within the party, even when there were squabbles, and strong words shouted on both sides.
The party must now challenge all this positively, and move forward with this momentum right into the next General Elections.
Congrats to Mr Holness on his victory. The delegates spoke through their ballots democratically, and he proved himself by legitimising his position as Leader of the Opposition. He will emerge a much better person and leader from this experience, he will be stronger, wiser and more confident, and certainly more poised to become the next elected PM, should that happen .
He was tested in many ways over the past few months, and he quickly had to reassess himself and his style, having to deal with critics from within, in a challenge that became very public. If there is one thing we know, as a leader, one must be able to lead from the inside, first or it won’t work. As a leader he must now pause to listen, as he should realise he was the main reason why a challenge emerged in the first place.
Despite Sunday’s victory, he must show humility, and realise that many delegates and officers in the party did not support him, but preferred his opponent as the more viable alternative.
His challenge now is to immediately show how he can reunite the party in the short term, bringing together all sides, regardless of how they voted or who they supported. There should be no victimisation, nor punishment nor hard feelings towards anyone, likewise we hope there will be no resignations.
This election proved that either way, the JLP is still alive, and posses immense talent all around , which could collectively benefit the country effectively whether in Opposition or in Government. It is how Mr Holness as leader choose to harness this talent going forward, which will ultimately determine their effectiveness and readiness to win the next general elections.
In the end, it is the electorate who so desperately crave a Government which can actually perform and produce, while at the same time show they are responsible and fully accountable and not just in office for themselves. The PNP should now be on guard. Performance is key.
P Chin