Dear Editor,
Please allow me to respond to Robert Dalley, who penned a letter to the Jamaica Observer headlined ‘Can’t reward Simpson Miller’s failure’.
He wrote that Portia Simpson Miller had been a failure as prime minister and People’s National Party (PNP) president and should step aside now due to the loss of the PNP at the polls. As a staunch PNP supporter and admirer of Simpson Miller I am in total disagreement. While she was prime minister the Government of the day successfully passed 10 consecutive International Monetary Fund tests and the former Minister of Finance Dr Peter Phillips worked hard to repair the damaged economy which was handed to it by the former Government. Within the economic circumstances of the day, the former Simpson Miller Government performed well. And although not many jobs were created during her tenure as prime minister, just before the last general election she promised that if the PNP was returned to office 100,000 jobs would have been created.
Simpson Miller is the most successful prime minister to date and we must not allow opinion letter writers like Robert Dalley and others in the media to push her out. She should stay on, rebuild the PNP, and surely contest the next general election for the PNP. She is only 71 years of age and has many more years to serve in representational politics and can once again be voted into office as prime minister.
Why doesn’t Dalley, instead, congratulate Simpson Miller for rebuilding the country’s financial reputation. People such as Robert Dalley and Garfield Higgins might just be jealous of the significant political accomplishments of Simpson Miller as a member of parliament and prime minister.
Do not step aside, Simpson Miller. Remain in place and restructure the PNP to be in a position to once again take over the governmental reins. There is no vacancy for PNP president at this time.
Political mistakes were made by the party; however, in no way should our party leader resign.
Angela S Francis
Mandeville, Manchester
angelafrancis200@outlook.com
Please allow me to respond to Robert Dalley, who penned a letter to the Jamaica Observer headlined ‘Can’t reward Simpson Miller’s failure’.
He wrote that Portia Simpson Miller had been a failure as prime minister and People’s National Party (PNP) president and should step aside now due to the loss of the PNP at the polls. As a staunch PNP supporter and admirer of Simpson Miller I am in total disagreement. While she was prime minister the Government of the day successfully passed 10 consecutive International Monetary Fund tests and the former Minister of Finance Dr Peter Phillips worked hard to repair the damaged economy which was handed to it by the former Government. Within the economic circumstances of the day, the former Simpson Miller Government performed well. And although not many jobs were created during her tenure as prime minister, just before the last general election she promised that if the PNP was returned to office 100,000 jobs would have been created.
Simpson Miller is the most successful prime minister to date and we must not allow opinion letter writers like Robert Dalley and others in the media to push her out. She should stay on, rebuild the PNP, and surely contest the next general election for the PNP. She is only 71 years of age and has many more years to serve in representational politics and can once again be voted into office as prime minister.
Why doesn’t Dalley, instead, congratulate Simpson Miller for rebuilding the country’s financial reputation. People such as Robert Dalley and Garfield Higgins might just be jealous of the significant political accomplishments of Simpson Miller as a member of parliament and prime minister.
Do not step aside, Simpson Miller. Remain in place and restructure the PNP to be in a position to once again take over the governmental reins. There is no vacancy for PNP president at this time.
Political mistakes were made by the party; however, in no way should our party leader resign.
Angela S Francis
Mandeville, Manchester
angelafrancis200@outlook.com