Dear Editor,
Now that Andrew Holness has received his mandate as leader of the Jamaica Labour Party, all of the shadow ministers should follow Audley Shaw and Delroy Chuck's lead and resign their shadow ministerial positions. This should be true even of those who supported him. Holness should be free to implement the changes that he promised would be coming.
He will need to create a new shadow cabinet made up of persons who he can trust. If anything else, the leadership race has shown that not all of these shadow ministers were fully behind him. Indeed, during the election campaign, he made it clear that he felt his leadership was being undermined by these elements.
Holness told us that there are some persons in the JLP who will need time to "cool off". Indeed, he is right. I can think of a few "bright sparks" who will definitely need some time to cool off -- even outside of the shadow cabinet.
However, there is one thing that one of his senior opponents said that is true. He is an excellent candidate, but he is not ready to be prime minister at this time. That is why he must be given the freedom to make his shadow cabinet through their resignation. He will need the support of trusted colleagues who will mould him into the prime ministerial material that he is not at this time.
For the next six to 10 years, at least, Holness and the rest of the JLP will have enough time in Opposition to be in a better position to form the next government; and for Holness himself to become a worthy prime minister, now that he has his mandate.
Michael A Dingwall
michael_a_dingwall@hotmail.com
All of them should resign
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Now that Andrew Holness has received his mandate as leader of the Jamaica Labour Party, all of the shadow ministers should follow Audley Shaw and Delroy Chuck's lead and resign their shadow ministerial positions. This should be true even of those who supported him. Holness should be free to implement the changes that he promised would be coming.
He will need to create a new shadow cabinet made up of persons who he can trust. If anything else, the leadership race has shown that not all of these shadow ministers were fully behind him. Indeed, during the election campaign, he made it clear that he felt his leadership was being undermined by these elements.
Holness told us that there are some persons in the JLP who will need time to "cool off". Indeed, he is right. I can think of a few "bright sparks" who will definitely need some time to cool off -- even outside of the shadow cabinet.
However, there is one thing that one of his senior opponents said that is true. He is an excellent candidate, but he is not ready to be prime minister at this time. That is why he must be given the freedom to make his shadow cabinet through their resignation. He will need the support of trusted colleagues who will mould him into the prime ministerial material that he is not at this time.
For the next six to 10 years, at least, Holness and the rest of the JLP will have enough time in Opposition to be in a better position to form the next government; and for Holness himself to become a worthy prime minister, now that he has his mandate.
Michael A Dingwall
michael_a_dingwall@hotmail.com
All of them should resign
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