May pen, Clarendon: People's National Party (PNP) Vice-President Dr Peter Phillips has lashed out against claims of vote buying as his campaign team gears up to challenge Portia Simpson Miller for the party presidency at its annual conference in September...
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I really wanted to comment on the Poll, but I didn't see an option to do so, thus I'm commenting on the nearest story.
Inadequate Choices
The question I want to ask, is who really cares what effect it has? I suspect if there was an option: "Don't give a damn", then that would prove to be the most popular. I know where my vote would be going.
Sort it out, The CEO
More to the point, I readily accept that the current government is far from perfect. They have managed to annoy many with either pointless barbs (education sector professionals), inadequate discussion (EPA) or questionable policy (crime plan, Vale Royal talks, EPA might belong here too!, etc). However, despite this, they have been seen to move decisively in other areas, and with success. Think clean ups at JUTC and Customs; the Tax Amnesty bringing in hitherto noncollectable outstanding taxes. There have been attempts to do something about the sugar industry/company, Air J, et al. I can't tell the last time it looked like a problem was being tackled. Previously, we'd have been subjected to a commission of inquiry, rigourous discourse, and a raft of unimplemented recommendations.
PNP needs to Renew not Recycle
Ideally, what should happen, is someone untainted (by relative failure) should be running for a position in the upper echelons of the party. Preferably for president, but if not, surely for vice president or maybe chairman, general secretary etc which seem to be unchallenged. Although I admit to not knowing if these positions can be contested in the forthcoming election. Rather we have the same stalwarts who for the most part have been trying their best for the last 20-30 years at it again. If we accept that their best hasn't been good enough, surely, in that time persons with new ideas
must have emerged, and it is them we should be nurturing and placing our faith in, if for no reason other than the previous gang have proven our faith misplaced.
Finally
One of three things must hold. Either there are no new persons with new ideas tempered by what has preceded them and full of the vigour of youth or there are. If those persons exist then they are either being denied the opportunity outright or even merely systematically obstructed, or they are not willing to come forward for whatever reason at this time. I illustrate how all three cases make the outcome of Peter vs Portia irrelevant.
No New Useful Leaders
If there have been no persons with new ideas and fresh energy emerging from the PNP, then the PNP itself is irrelevant and getting worse. For if the party is to be forever stuck in the 1990's mode with no new ideas, and waning energy then it should be terminated to reduce its and our suffering. Neither Peter nor Portia will move to terminate the party if this is indeed the case, ergo in this scenario it matters not which one prevails.
Useful Young Leaders who are obstructed by Old Faithful
In this case, the goal would be to see it be a three way race between Portia, Peter, and the new person. Since we have only PSM and PP, and judging from the 8 nominated vice presidents as well as their campaign slogans - all of which talk about going back to roots (read more old people being recycled) and not the people here need to be replaced - then it is reasonable to assume that neither will be looking to groom a youngish successor anytime soon.
Potentially useful leaders who prefer to wait their turn
These people will be the death of us. A truly visionary and energetic person should see that should either PSM or PP win this election, they will both be settling down for the long haul. Certainly, the party would frown on another challenge before the next general election, which truth be told the PNP would have a reasonably good chance of winning. It might be another 8-10 years or more before they could even consider challenging for leadership of the party.
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